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Day 8 : Tezu to Walong
Distance : 206 KM
Mode : Shared Sumo
Time Taken : 11 hours
Got up early morning at 4 AM due to some problem in stomach..Felt like going to toilet.. came out from room it was pitch dark.. What I should do everyone must be sleeping and how I would get the key of toilet from Sharma ji.. even I did not know where the hell he would be sleeping.. but when I saw from balcony the toilets were unlocked .. rushed and finished my job.. still my stomach was not completely stable.. I started cursing the Nepali hotel lady for the food…
Came back to room did not feel like sleeping again.. just lying in bed and started watching TV..for some time then got ready by 5.30 AM..Noticed that the ITBP guys were also getting ready…I decided that to have breakfast til the time they would get ready.. came out to market but nowhere breakfast was ready so just picked a biscuit packet and started munching..
By 6 AM we started walking to the sumo stand with all our heavy backpacks.. they were carrying loads of luggage ..The sumo counter was so crowded with sumos and passengers going Tinsukia,Hayuliang,Roing,Namsai,Pasighat,Itangar all so many places..I looked for my sumo counter guy.. and got him.. He happily told me that vehicle was ready and it would shortly arrive .. I happily hugged him .. yes was proud that my brain and little struggle brought success .. He invite me for a cup of tea.. which might be my award for all those hard work.. and while having tea he appreciated me by saying ‘ziddi bahut dekha hun tum jaisa ziddi pehli baar dekha’
The wait for our vehicle was getting long.. It was 7 Am but there was no sign of our sumo.. The sumo counter guy kept on calling the driver and every time he was getting same response that he was on the way..
The wait was getting longer but somehow he arrived at 7.40 AM..immediately started loading the goods… and that was huge ..yes I meant huge…The sumo counter guy called me to side and gave another pleasant news… and that was also huge.. The entire front seats yes seta number 1 & 2 I would occupy I was feeling like I would go mad in happiness Finally we started at 8 AM .. I was cursing the driver that the route is quite long and why the hell they used to leave late …
We started
We were approaching mountains
Road to Walong ...never easy
Orange trees
solo house
We kept on moving on the Tezu plain for sometime and once we left Tezu we entered the hilly region..as usual whenever I used to start climbing any hills my excitement used to get ‘n’ number of times… and exactly that was happening..
In the morning I called Ananya and told her that during my last trip I got a spark in Tuting and fell in love with the place immediately and this time nothing such happened till then… and she replied that there would be a long way to go so who knows which place would win my heart J I bid ananya bye as I knew there would not be any mobile network for next couple of days.. and I promised to call her whenever I will get a phone…
I was enjoying the views again and again.. and I was feeling so comfortable seating in the front seat all alone Poor those ITBP guys the sumo counter guy threw them to the last row Honestly this happiness one can understand who has travelled in those jam packed sumo…
After sometime the mighty Lohit valley was visible.. it was huge and awesome.. again I remembered that the sunset on the Lohit valley used to mesmerizing and promised myself to try my best to witness while returning..
beautiful Lohit plain
There were very few civilian vehicles running on that route mostly military vehicles.. and at one place we had to stop on a corner as 20 military trucks passed… I was getting great feeling as I was travelling on the historic road to Walong.. I had read a lot of stories and the sacrifices of our brave hearts for the War of Walong in 1962… I was still remembering one poem by a soldier ..
So many stories ..so many politics whom to blame..really don’t want to discuss all those here…If someone is interested I can provide loads of stuffs to read…
On the way I spotted the gang who were doing birding on the way to Roing ..were doing the same birding there…We were taking so many unintentional stops due to army trucks.. driver was really irritated… and I got a point to tease him that we should have left early
birding photographers
as i said road to walong is not easy
Due to all those stoppages we were forced to take a break for lunch as early as 10.30 AM… I ordered Rice dal some veggies chutney and one omelette… the chutney was heavenly.. Driver was forcing everyone to finish lunch as early as possible else some more trucks which were coming in our back would overtake us it will be very tough to overtake them on that narrow road…and Just after lunch I was pressure in my stomach.. and when I asked for the rest room one guy guided me ..I was shocked to see the toilet was almost 400 meters downhill.. I did not have any options.. but finished my job.. and when I came back I saw those friendly ITBP guys commenting me ‘What happened Tapas.. Sharma ji ka Prasad kaisa kaam kar raha hai’.. Ohh my lord till then I was cursing the Nepali hotel lady.. but the actual culprit was Sharma ji.. and they told there similar experience by eating at sharma ji’s restaurant.. The I understood why Sharma ji’s Thali was famous in Tezu
By then I was feeling much better… Driver assured me no worries wherever I feel like stopping the vehicle he would be happily stop it… but not my permission needed … we had to forcefully stop at a point where a huge army truck got punctured…
And there someone from the army guy called me by my name Yes that was the Tripuri guy whom I met in flight from Guwahati to Dibrugarh… Really world is a very small place.. and there I met Mr.Tyagi who is an Indian Army commander taking the entire convey to Hayuliang and then to Walong for training.. And the chain smoker commander got so much friendly to me and told how he took 3 days to reach that place from Dibrugarh.. and he was happy to know that I was from Bangalore.. I gave him my contact number as he was supposed to come to bangalore for some training…
Their truck was ready by then and our greedy driver over took each and every truck like some jet.. Those were 40 trucks yes and Commander Tyagi was taking care of those… That moment we were moving on a good speed… but our speed came to halt very soon another big queue of military trucks and another puncture of a truck.. everyone was cursing their own luck we all came out from the vehicle.. I spotted so many beautiful butter flies .. but could not take a single proper picture… an there accidentally I touched some leave ..later I realized that those were itching leave… and their effect lasted really long… huh…
Itching leave
Finally we get rid of those trucks..Driver told that we had not yet reached Hayuliang which was said to be the half distance..and it was 12.30 PM.. so according to my calculation we must be arriving in Walong around 7 PM…and I was scared that I did not have any accommodation.. what if the IB would be full.. and the worst part was I did not know anyone.. and I started making few friends who were travellign with me.. but I did not get any proper encouragement.. One guy was from West Bengal and he was working in the ALG and they would not allow outsiders ..another local his home is some 3 KMs from walong and he was not sure whether he would be going to his that day if it would be late.. and another guy gave me some encouragements that if nothing would be available we had to sleep in some shops… and remaining two were a lady and a girl.. how could I have asked them .. so I was fully ready mentally that worst case I would be sleeping in some shop..
Mishmi attire
everything loaded
again i am repeating
the beautiful bridge on the way
one vehicle at a time
waiting for the turn
Lohit.. all green
On the way one board knocked me completely.. “Welcome to Anjaw District.. The most unexploited district of Arunachal” Trust me that feeling was something I cant describe in words… and after sometime I saw the Mighty green Lohit flowing in its own tune… the sight was really wonderful…
We had to stop at a check post by Arunachal Police ..but ILP check was not done ..I met two beautiful lady cops.. and they were ever smiling.. I bid them bye and asked them to meet again on my return leg… and then we were approaching Hayuliang.. It was a beautiful town.. and I decided to spend a day there on my return leg ..I was attracted by the structure and specially Lohit…
And we reached Hayuliang another stop as the driver bought lot of liquor and told that his brother had a wine shop in Walong and there alcohol would be little expensive.. Obviously due to transportation charges… We moved again in few minutes… we were relaxed that atleast there would not be any army truck to stop us as all those trucks would halt in Hayuliang for that day and next day they had to move to walong..
Once we moved out from Hayuliang town I saw very big army camps…and they had some good ideas to hide the trucks inside bushes .. Intelligent army ..and everywhere mentioned Strictly No Photography.. It should be like that only…
Though army truck did not stop us but had to stop again due to some noise coming from sumo engine..i was thinking if we would get blocked there none would be coming in our rescue … but thankfully it was a minor issue and resolved by removing a plastic piece… and by that time sun was fading light.. The weather in the entire day was so clear.. no sign of cloud which was giving a good mood to me.. We were crossing small small villages .. I must say this part is most remote part..not a single vehicle was moving specially after Hayuliang… On most parts road was in good condition but few patches were really in bad shape… and the route is very prone to landslide.. I saw so many spots where landslide could have easily happened …
my joy knew no bound
approaching Hayuliang
its not the Lohit
see the color its not Green.. tributary to Lohit
I was talking to driver whether he would be returning to Tezu next day and as expected he replied if he would get passengers then he would return.. also mentioned that Walong is a very small place 80% of the population was army and remaining 20% were civilians… also added that upto Walong the people are Miju Mishmi and post walong till china border people are Buddhists.. Nice information…
It was completely dark by then… we were crossing so many mountains there was no end to it…At a place a lady carrying a baby stopped us though driver was not interested to pick her I insisted to take her and the girl sitting in the middle row joined me in front row… On the way I was clearly hearing the sound of so many waterfalls.. but it was pitch dark by then..
At a small village the driver stopped to give some parcel to a family.. me and those ITBP guys came down from the sumo.. the sky was so clear full of starts.. I had never seen so many stars in my entire life.. I jokingly said those guys that these were indian stars and the other side were Chinese stars
Sun started fading
still some ray of hopes
from n numbers of waterfalls One
As expected we reached walong post 7 PM.. the small place was almost sleepy…Most of the people got down in the market I was completely clueless what to do… But the driver relaxed me by saying he would drop me in IB.. so me and the guy was supporting me to stay in shop went to IB which was situated on hill top.. Honestly nothing was visible in that pitch dark.. I was only imagining.. and we stopped at the IB and the care taker came out… and without even asking anything the driver told the care taker that ‘aapke guest aaye hain’ .. and I was relaxed that I got a room there… and I asked my co-passenger to spend the night with me as in my room 2 beds were there… even ordered food for him but he was shy to take all those help from me.. as he did not have much money ..i relaxed him that I would take care… It was too cold in Walong.. when I changed my dress after getting fresh I was literally shivering…got myself covered fully and came outside .. Met another guy who was staying next to my room..He was from Dibrugarh and a part of tourism business came there to inspect and arrange for his future customers… He invited me to kitchen ..and as usual kitchen was the saviour..
Care taker was making dinner.. Menu was egg curry,rice and some veggies..There one more guy was sitting and sipping his rum.. I was introduced to him.. He was Captain Sharma from Indian army who had his quarter just next to the IB.. He was from delhi and my very first impression was he was damn friendly and really a great company… Our dinner was ready Captain also joined us though his food was brought from his quarter…
I asked him how to reach Kibithoo.. He told there would not be any public transport either to book a vehicle which is not easy as vehicle in Walong is hardly 3-4 and all travels daily to Tezu or Hayuliang.. The only option was to take lift from the army canteen vehicle or BRO vehicle in the morning .. I thought would see next morning..
We had a long discussion till 10 PM… when I return to my room the guy was already snoring zzzzZZZZZ
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Distance : 206 KM
Mode : Shared Sumo
Time Taken : 11 hours
Got up early morning at 4 AM due to some problem in stomach..Felt like going to toilet.. came out from room it was pitch dark.. What I should do everyone must be sleeping and how I would get the key of toilet from Sharma ji.. even I did not know where the hell he would be sleeping.. but when I saw from balcony the toilets were unlocked .. rushed and finished my job.. still my stomach was not completely stable.. I started cursing the Nepali hotel lady for the food…
Came back to room did not feel like sleeping again.. just lying in bed and started watching TV..for some time then got ready by 5.30 AM..Noticed that the ITBP guys were also getting ready…I decided that to have breakfast til the time they would get ready.. came out to market but nowhere breakfast was ready so just picked a biscuit packet and started munching..
By 6 AM we started walking to the sumo stand with all our heavy backpacks.. they were carrying loads of luggage ..The sumo counter was so crowded with sumos and passengers going Tinsukia,Hayuliang,Roing,Namsai,Pasighat,Itangar all so many places..I looked for my sumo counter guy.. and got him.. He happily told me that vehicle was ready and it would shortly arrive .. I happily hugged him .. yes was proud that my brain and little struggle brought success .. He invite me for a cup of tea.. which might be my award for all those hard work.. and while having tea he appreciated me by saying ‘ziddi bahut dekha hun tum jaisa ziddi pehli baar dekha’
The wait for our vehicle was getting long.. It was 7 Am but there was no sign of our sumo.. The sumo counter guy kept on calling the driver and every time he was getting same response that he was on the way..
The wait was getting longer but somehow he arrived at 7.40 AM..immediately started loading the goods… and that was huge ..yes I meant huge…The sumo counter guy called me to side and gave another pleasant news… and that was also huge.. The entire front seats yes seta number 1 & 2 I would occupy
I was feeling like I would go mad in happiness Finally we started at 8 AM .. I was cursing the driver that the route is quite long and why the hell they used to leave late …We started
We were approaching mountains
Road to Walong ...never easy
Orange trees
solo house
We kept on moving on the Tezu plain for sometime and once we left Tezu we entered the hilly region..as usual whenever I used to start climbing any hills my excitement used to get ‘n’ number of times… and exactly that was happening..
In the morning I called Ananya and told her that during my last trip I got a spark in Tuting and fell in love with the place immediately and this time nothing such happened till then… and she replied that there would be a long way to go so who knows which place would win my heart J I bid ananya bye as I knew there would not be any mobile network for next couple of days.. and I promised to call her whenever I will get a phone…
I was enjoying the views again and again.. and I was feeling so comfortable seating in the front seat all alone
Poor those ITBP guys the sumo counter guy threw them to the last row Honestly this happiness one can understand who has travelled in those jam packed sumo… After sometime the mighty Lohit valley was visible.. it was huge and awesome.. again I remembered that the sunset on the Lohit valley used to mesmerizing and promised myself to try my best to witness while returning..
beautiful Lohit plain
There were very few civilian vehicles running on that route mostly military vehicles.. and at one place we had to stop on a corner as 20 military trucks passed… I was getting great feeling as I was travelling on the historic road to Walong.. I had read a lot of stories and the sacrifices of our brave hearts for the War of Walong in 1962… I was still remembering one poem by a soldier ..
“The sentinel hills that round us stand
Bear witness that we loved our land.
Amidst shattered rocks and flaming pine
We fought and died on Namti Plain.
O Lohit gently by us glide
Pale stars above us softly shine
As we sleep here in sun and rain”.
Bear witness that we loved our land.
Amidst shattered rocks and flaming pine
We fought and died on Namti Plain.
O Lohit gently by us glide
Pale stars above us softly shine
As we sleep here in sun and rain”.
So many stories ..so many politics whom to blame..really don’t want to discuss all those here…If someone is interested I can provide loads of stuffs to read…
On the way I spotted the gang who were doing birding on the way to Roing ..were doing the same birding there…We were taking so many unintentional stops due to army trucks.. driver was really irritated… and I got a point to tease him that we should have left early
birding photographers
as i said road to walong is not easy
Due to all those stoppages we were forced to take a break for lunch as early as 10.30 AM… I ordered Rice dal some veggies chutney and one omelette… the chutney was heavenly.. Driver was forcing everyone to finish lunch as early as possible else some more trucks which were coming in our back would overtake us it will be very tough to overtake them on that narrow road…and Just after lunch I was pressure in my stomach.. and when I asked for the rest room one guy guided me ..I was shocked to see the toilet was almost 400 meters downhill.. I did not have any options.. but finished my job.. and when I came back I saw those friendly ITBP guys commenting me ‘What happened Tapas.. Sharma ji ka Prasad kaisa kaam kar raha hai’.. Ohh my lord till then I was cursing the Nepali hotel lady.. but the actual culprit was Sharma ji.. and they told there similar experience by eating at sharma ji’s restaurant.. The I understood why Sharma ji’s Thali was famous in Tezu
By then I was feeling much better… Driver assured me no worries wherever I feel like stopping the vehicle he would be happily stop it… but not my permission needed … we had to forcefully stop at a point where a huge army truck got punctured…
And there someone from the army guy called me by my name
Yes that was the Tripuri guy whom I met in flight from Guwahati to Dibrugarh… Really world is a very small place.. and there I met Mr.Tyagi who is an Indian Army commander taking the entire convey to Hayuliang and then to Walong for training.. And the chain smoker commander got so much friendly to me and told how he took 3 days to reach that place from Dibrugarh.. and he was happy to know that I was from Bangalore.. I gave him my contact number as he was supposed to come to bangalore for some training…Their truck was ready by then and our greedy driver over took each and every truck like some jet.. Those were 40 trucks yes and Commander Tyagi was taking care of those… That moment we were moving on a good speed… but our speed came to halt very soon another big queue of military trucks and another puncture of a truck.. everyone was cursing their own luck
we all came out from the vehicle.. I spotted so many beautiful butter flies .. but could not take a single proper picture… an there accidentally I touched some leave ..later I realized that those were itching leave… and their effect lasted really long… huh…Itching leave
Finally we get rid of those trucks..Driver told that we had not yet reached Hayuliang which was said to be the half distance..and it was 12.30 PM.. so according to my calculation we must be arriving in Walong around 7 PM…and I was scared that I did not have any accommodation.. what if the IB would be full.. and the worst part was I did not know anyone.. and I started making few friends who were travellign with me.. but I did not get any proper encouragement.. One guy was from West Bengal and he was working in the ALG and they would not allow outsiders ..another local his home is some 3 KMs from walong and he was not sure whether he would be going to his that day if it would be late.. and another guy gave me some encouragements that if nothing would be available we had to sleep in some shops…
and remaining two were a lady and a girl.. how could I have asked them .. so I was fully ready mentally that worst case I would be sleeping in some shop..Mishmi attire
everything loaded
again i am repeating
the beautiful bridge on the way
one vehicle at a time
waiting for the turn
Lohit.. all green
On the way one board knocked me completely.. “Welcome to Anjaw District.. The most unexploited district of Arunachal” Trust me that feeling was something I cant describe in words… and after sometime I saw the Mighty green Lohit flowing in its own tune… the sight was really wonderful…
We had to stop at a check post by Arunachal Police ..but ILP check was not done ..I met two beautiful lady cops.. and they were ever smiling.. I bid them bye and asked them to meet again on my return leg… and then we were approaching Hayuliang.. It was a beautiful town.. and I decided to spend a day there on my return leg ..I was attracted by the structure and specially Lohit…
And we reached Hayuliang another stop as the driver bought lot of liquor and told that his brother had a wine shop in Walong and there alcohol would be little expensive.. Obviously due to transportation charges… We moved again in few minutes… we were relaxed that atleast there would not be any army truck to stop us as all those trucks would halt in Hayuliang for that day and next day they had to move to walong..
Once we moved out from Hayuliang town I saw very big army camps…and they had some good ideas to hide the trucks inside bushes .. Intelligent army ..and everywhere mentioned Strictly No Photography.. It should be like that only…
Though army truck did not stop us but had to stop again due to some noise coming from sumo engine..i was thinking if we would get blocked there none would be coming in our rescue …
but thankfully it was a minor issue and resolved by removing a plastic piece… and by that time sun was fading light.. The weather in the entire day was so clear.. no sign of cloud which was giving a good mood to me.. We were crossing small small villages .. I must say this part is most remote part..not a single vehicle was moving specially after Hayuliang… On most parts road was in good condition but few patches were really in bad shape… and the route is very prone to landslide.. I saw so many spots where landslide could have easily happened …my joy knew no bound
approaching Hayuliang
its not the Lohit
see the color its not Green.. tributary to Lohit
I was talking to driver whether he would be returning to Tezu next day and as expected he replied if he would get passengers then he would return.. also mentioned that Walong is a very small place 80% of the population was army and remaining 20% were civilians… also added that upto Walong the people are Miju Mishmi and post walong till china border people are Buddhists.. Nice information…
It was completely dark by then… we were crossing so many mountains there was no end to it…At a place a lady carrying a baby stopped us though driver was not interested to pick her I insisted to take her and the girl sitting in the middle row joined me in front row… On the way I was clearly hearing the sound of so many waterfalls.. but it was pitch dark by then..
At a small village the driver stopped to give some parcel to a family.. me and those ITBP guys came down from the sumo.. the sky was so clear full of starts.. I had never seen so many stars in my entire life.. I jokingly said those guys that these were indian stars and the other side were Chinese stars
Sun started fading
still some ray of hopes
from n numbers of waterfalls One
As expected we reached walong post 7 PM.. the small place was almost sleepy…Most of the people got down in the market I was completely clueless what to do… But the driver relaxed me by saying he would drop me in IB.. so me and the guy was supporting me to stay in shop went to IB which was situated on hill top.. Honestly nothing was visible in that pitch dark.. I was only imagining.. and we stopped at the IB and the care taker came out… and without even asking anything the driver told the care taker that ‘aapke guest aaye hain’ .. and I was relaxed that I got a room there… and I asked my co-passenger to spend the night with me as in my room 2 beds were there… even ordered food for him but he was shy to take all those help from me.. as he did not have much money ..i relaxed him that I would take care… It was too cold in Walong.. when I changed my dress after getting fresh I was literally shivering…got myself covered fully and came outside .. Met another guy who was staying next to my room..He was from Dibrugarh and a part of tourism business came there to inspect and arrange for his future customers… He invited me to kitchen ..and as usual kitchen was the saviour..
Care taker was making dinner.. Menu was egg curry,rice and some veggies..There one more guy was sitting and sipping his rum..
I was introduced to him.. He was Captain Sharma from Indian army who had his quarter just next to the IB.. He was from delhi and my very first impression was he was damn friendly and really a great company… Our dinner was ready Captain also joined us though his food was brought from his quarter… I asked him how to reach Kibithoo.. He told there would not be any public transport either to book a vehicle which is not easy as vehicle in Walong is hardly 3-4 and all travels daily to Tezu or Hayuliang.. The only option was to take lift from the army canteen vehicle or BRO vehicle in the morning .. I thought would see next morning..
We had a long discussion till 10 PM… when I return to my room the guy was already snoring zzzzZZZZZ
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