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SUMMARY:
The diary describes travel along the Mangde Chu with a cantilever bridge leading to Langti, Yundruchöling, and Beling, noting Ashe Paldon's old winter residence and nearby pinus forest. Observations include absence of a small iris seen previously, many monkeys feeding in a large tree, effects of grass burning on regeneration, river suitability, and mapping inaccuracies, with the route leaving Bashaling toward Kiji La.

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is crossed opposite this, the beginning of pretty extensive cultivation on the left bank is seen. The path gradually falls to the Mangde Chu at mile 8 there is a strong cantilever bridge, leading to three villages Langti, Yundruchöling, and Beling. In Yundruchöling there is Ashe Paldon's old winter residence and in both places a good deal of cultivation. Above the monastery there is extensive pinus forest, extending for about a mile. We saw no more of the little iris today, which we found yesterday (3001). It seems to grow in a very limited area, where found extended only 100 by 30. There were masses of monkeys today, all feeding on the fruit of a big tree. A good many bits of chir forest could be worked up here. The Mangde Chu is not too good, rather rapid in many places and flowing in a gorge here and there. But I think it could be worked. Burning grass has undoubtedly spoilt big areas, and we saw few young trees. The map is very far out, all the places on the left bank of the Mangde Chu seem to be wrong, and a good many unknown. I have put in the approximate places on my map.

10th May. Kiji La 7 miles. BP 203.2 Temp. 77° Time 1.0pm. Ht. 5300ft.
Fine last night and today. Path leaves Bashaling and follows up

• SUMMARY:
  The diarist records a warm farewell from friends in Bumthang, including H.H. and the ladies (notably Ashe Paldon), with gifts and a light‑hearted evening dressing in various outfits. Route notes describe an easy ascent along the left bank to THANG NARU, a river difficult to ford in summer, muddy sections, a 150-foot cliff with houses and a monastery, and scattered houses along the Tang Chu valley.

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Tobgye & Ludlow

• m. 13. The river is of considerable size in summer & would only
  at farewell at

• be fordable in certain places with difficulty. Thence easy
  Bumthang: on

• ascent along left bank to THANG NARU at m 15. 1/2 mile
  first pass beyond

• above bridge there is a 150' cliff on R. bank of river below which
  Bumthang. F.L.,

• are some houses & a monastery. Route here is very muddy in
  Tobgye, Dorji.

• rainy weather. There are scattered houses all up the Tang Chu

• valley. Fuel water abundant.

We were both genuinely sorry to leave Bumthang, not because we were leaving the place, but because we were leaving good friends. H.H. is still a little nervous & awkward, & difficult to talk to, but he was kindness itself to us. He has taken a great deal of trouble in seeing about our arrangements East of Bumthang. Although he has not definitely asked us to return, he has repeatedly said that if Bailey should come again, we must come with him. The ladies were very kind, especially Ashe Paldon, who heaped gifts on us, & made us promise to write to her if we had any kind of trouble at all. On our last night in Bumthang Mrs W. dressed up as a Bhutanese lady, & induced the Maharani to get into her clothes. She looked very well, & I think rather fancied herself. I also dressed in Tobgye's clothes, while Ludlow put on one of the Sikkim chaprassis' clothes. I have seldom seen such a funny sight as he looked. We had a very cheery evening with it all. Leaving took some time. We had received so many gifts from H.H. & the ladies,