When I travelled in Tibet I went up to over 14,000 feet, so heading to the Yumtang Valley at a lower height I did not anticipate any problems. However despite the distracting beautiful vistas of snow capped mountains and Mount kunganjuna in a dizzy spell I puked and had to lay down. Altitude sickness had kicked in. On returning to the car I even turned down the offer of steamed momo's, so I must have been ill! In the afternoon we descended the mountains and crossed the Teeta River to stay in a fantastic homestay in Junga, surrounded by lush vegetation. Descending the steps from the road finished me off and I headed to bed, perhaps sleeping the same room as Prince of Noway, who brought his family here, to explore Sikkim.
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