Part 23 - Shakshing Camp diary entries, 7 and 27 February 1937

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SUMMARY:
At Shakshing Camp on 7 February 1937, the party describes well-constructed Bhutanese huts, asks for minimal additional work, and notes the arrival of an old lady with burnt legs carried up on a stretcher. On 27 February they halt, record persistent mist and winds from the south and from T'jong, find more Primula filipes while Ludlow collects some food birds, and note the primula is common in damp spots during the dry season.

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Shakshing Camp 7 Feb 37

fine example of what the Bhutanese can do. Three little huts
formed the three sides of a square, in the centre of which was
a fourth hut made as a dining room. All had tables made
in them and benches, and the three had two-inch boards raised as
beds. And all that for us to stop one night in. By now,
they will be broken up I suppose. Today we particularly
said we wanted nothing done, so just have a small
terrace levelled for our tents, and a small hut made for the
servants. The old lady with the burnt legs arrived here
in the evening. She must have had a most awful trip up
here on a very uncomfortable stretcher.

27th Feb. Halt. The weather is always much the same now.
The mornings are lovely - cold but clear. Then by noon
mist has come up, later it gets lower, and by the evening
the sky is clouded over. Up here there is a strong wind
all day long. From the South all night and up from
T'jong all day. I got nothing of interest, except
more Primula filipes. Ludlow got some food birds.
P. filipes (1126) is obviously pretty common up this way,
provided it has a damp place in the dry season.