A Walk To Bir

Thru villages of Sandral, Suja and Upper Suja



Nancy and I did finally do this walk last week, and I was happily surprised to discover that the walk I remembered from previous years has been simplified considerably. A sort of "high road" has emerged which saves some exertion and delivered us more simply from the beautiful village farmlands to the one road through Bir. 

Nancy's attending Mingyur Rinpoche's teachings all day today so I decided to treat myself to another Bir walk. At the moment I'm sitting at the June 16 Cafe enjoying a Sunrise smoothie, considering whether to walk back or take a taxi. 1 1/2 hours each way, but it would be almost all down hill going back, and probably less than that.

It's such a lovely country walk that I'm leaning in that direction. And it's a most glorious day to boot, perfect for just this.

 
Well, it was a no brainer after all. Fortified by cappuccino, chocolate cream cake and papaya banana smoothie, carrying my haul of bananas and oranges, off I set. 


Some images and videos along the way to hopefully give a true-ish sense of where we are, and just how lovely it is. We return home in just over two weeks now, and it's days like this, along with the ordinary atmospheric holiness of Sherabling that I will miss most.











Path down to creek crossing


Cosmic Guest House on the river: stay, swim, fly



Landing in Bir


Terraced fields


Greater Metropolitan Sandral Village






Beautiful Downtown Suja village


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