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Dates: June 26 –July 16

Day 1: June 26	Depart from various international gateways.
Day 2: June 27	Lose a day traveling east.
Day 3: June 28	Arrive in New Delhi in the early morning hours. Take the morning train to Chandigarh and then a 5 hour road journey to Bilaspur located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Overnight hotel.
Day 4: June 29	Early morning leave for Manali. The ski resort town of Manali ( 6,600 ft ) is popular with trekkers, campers, hikers and other adventure travelers. Reach Manali by mid-day and check into Hotel. Evening, meet for orientation.
Day 5: June 30	Scenic drive to our first clinic site at Udaipur (8700 feet) located in the Pangi Valley. We drive from Manali and cross the Inner Himalayan Range over Rotang Pass (13, 200 Ft). The drive is approximately 7 hours long with breath taking views of Himalayan Peaks. Overnight tents.
Days 6 & 7: July 1 & July 2	Medical camp at Trilokinath village (9050 feet)
Day 8: July 3	Drive 12 miles to Tindi Village (8700 feet), and set up medical camp. Follow Daily Clinic Schedule
Day 9: July 4	Clinic at Tindi. Follow Daily Clinic Schedule
Day 10: July 5	We gain an altitude of approximately 1,000 feet as the 15- mile drive takes us further into the Himalayas. Enter Miyad valley and set-up clinic at village Tingriti altitude 9,700 feet. Tingriti has a population of approximately 1,500 people. Expect a busier clinic day. Follow Daily Clinic Schedule.
Day 11: July 6	Clinic at Tingriti. Follow Daily Clinic Schedule
Day 12: July 7	Begin return journey, drive 8 miles and stop at Karpat. Set-up clinic. Follow clinic schedule.
Day 13: July 8	After Breakfast, begin a 5-hour return drive to Jispa 10,000 feet. On the way we pass through Keylong, capital of Lahual district. Arrive Jispa at 3 pm. Overnight guesthouse/hotel. Rest.
Day 14: July 9	Free day for a day-trek
Day 15: July 10	A short 2-mile drive takes us to our last and final clinic site at Ghemur village. Set-up pharmacy and begin clinic work. Follow daily clinic schedule.
Day 16: July 11	Clinic at Ghemur. Follow Daily Clinic Schedule
Day 17: July 12	Return to Manali and check into hotel
Day 18: July 13	Rest in Manali. Shop and sightsee
Day 19: July 14	Take overnight bus to New Delhi
Day 20: July 15	Arrive New Delhi around 10 am and rest for the day. Upon arrival in New Delhi, you will have the day on your own to shop and/or sightsee. Day rooms will be provided.
Day 21-28: July 16 – July 22	The HHE portion of the trip is over so the current plan is that Nate, Anna, Josh and Damon will travel within India going to places like Jaipur and Agra to see tourist type stuff.
Day 29: July 23	Nate and Anna return home on flight leaving from New Delhi
Day 30-36: July 24 – July 30	Damon and Josh will continue exploring India and possibly Nepal, hopefully doing some trekking.
Day 37: July 31	Damon and Josh return home from a flight leaving from New Delhi