Day 2 - Rohtang and beyond, till Sarchu!
For all of the tourists bound for Manali, Rohtang is the ultimate destination. Most of the people never go beyond Rohtang. Situated at a height of around 13000 feet, it is the highest you can go if you are a tourist to Manali. Rohtang pass/the route till Rohtang pass is also notorious for long traffic jams, broken roads and slush. Sample the pic shared by Rohit from a website, of the traffic Jam at Rohtang - Don't know if this was a recent pic or not, but I was actually expecting something like this if we delay our start time from the Hotel in Manali. So, 5 AM was the time which was decided and at 5 AM sharp everyone was ready. Chauhan Ji came to the hotel at 5:00, and we were set to roll! We finally managed to leave from our hotel at 5:30, a little off the scehdule but well within the accepted and expected deviation :) The journey had finally begun! We were off to Rohtang, with fingers crossed! As we began our ascent towards Rohtang in the early hours, we were g...