Bad weather ends play ?

I've spent the last hour trying to catch up on weather news on all possible TV channels in an effort to find out how accomodating it is in Manali-Leh Highway region and Ladakh. And the rains just don't seem to be giving up. The temperature is around 5°C in Manali. Which means, higher up in Rohtang La, it's going to be snowing. NDTV tells me that the flood situation in J&K is bad too. But the good news that i just got a from a fellow traveler contact, Yogesh Sarkar, is that Manali - Leh route is open. He's leaving tomorrow on his bike from Delhi to Leh and plans to be back in 19 days time.

I hope all the sh*t that the weather is dishing out right now gets over in a few days time. Like Vikram told me today, "We can be totally prepared ..... but sh*t can happen anytime, anyhow". If it continues to rain and snow in Ladakh and J&K the way it is right now, then we'll have to return with empty camera rolls and memories. And I'll drink myself silly and get admitted to an alcohol de-addiction hospital.

I'm seriously worried about the outcome of our journey now and am just praying!!!!! I don't want to go to Manali and realise I can't go any further. The monsoon has been very bratty this year. It usually pours cats, dogs, cows and camels in Bangalore during this time, but I don't remember when i saw rain clouds last in the sky here. And places in which rains are a rare guest have had more than their share this year. Gujarat bore the wrath of an angry monsoon a month ago. Rains also flooded the THAR (of all places!!!), and people had to be evacuated by the Indian Army. There is a critical flood situation in MP too and population is being evacuated to safety there even as I write this post.

I don't think I'll sleep well for the next few days!!!!!!