GHOST IN THE MONASTERY
Wake up in the middle of the night nauseous with heart palpitations. By the morning it is just nausea. Fortunately for me, it is a short travel day. We begin by visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery, where a vast tangka is on display. It is comprised of three 100 foot tall pieces.As the day progresses I become more and more light-headed and am subject to bouts of not being able to catch my breath. We visit the Pelkor Chöde Monastery but the air inside is too dense for me, so I rest awhile in the courtyard. I snap a few photos to pass the time. I think one of the youths there thinks I am a ghost because I have become so pale.
By lunch I can hardly stand. Tenpa, our guide in Tibet, gets me to the hotel in Gyantse and supplies me with oxygen. I rest some. When I awake, I have an incredible fever. I take some medicine but nothing seems to help. I fall back asleep. It is a restless night accompanied by a thunderstorm outside.
Do not blame the sky
If it so happens to rain
That is its role then
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