Here is the second part of the pictures from our Manali - Leh highway adventure:

Cycling there involved crossing numerous very high passes, such as Nakeela (real hight around 4950m).

Lachulungla Pass - 5059m:

One morning we had a surprise in front of our tent - a Ladakhi shepherd welcomed us to the great plains of Ladakh!

We also passed through Taglang La - 5349m!

After a very hard work we could enjoy a smooth asphalt on the way down - coasting 50 km/h at this altitude is a pure joy!

The rest of the way to Leh was quite an easy ride through some amazing little towns and villages: