Top to bottom: • This big-ass Buddha stood over 30 feet tall in the Tikse gompa, made of pure gold....paint • On the road to Kargil--good-bye Buddhists, hello Muslims! • The Lamayuru gompa, built surrounding a cave in which Naropa meditated back in the day • Near the Pakistan border between Kargil and Srinagar--25 kilometres of danger...Pakistani and Indian military are still known to shell the highway and surrounding territories. Makes for some tense driving • Intro to the Vale of Kashmir--coming down from Zojila Pass--even more beautiful than it looks • Jared caught in a convoy of Indian army trucks--note our prize-winning photographer in the rearview mirror • "Jeeves, good fellow, fetch me another libation would you?" Our home for a week, the Canada Houseboat on Nageen Lake in Srinagar • It's a good idea in Kashmir to make friends with the right people, even you have to tell them you're a Hollywood movie star.