15 days on a bike trip in the mountains changes your outlook on life. Some simple lessons I learned:

• The point is to travel - not to arrive somewhere - and not to blow money (motto of our trip, modified from a quote by Garry Singh, a retired army officer we met in Chandigarh)
• Maintain pace proportional to capacity
• Stop often to look around, or you may miss the best parts of the journey
• When faced with a bad patch, move on with a clear intention of getting through
• Obstacles can come from any direction e.g. falling rocks!
• Everyone can have a bad day - and may need support to get through