On the third day we tried get up to the Peacock pass before the road work startedMen going to work in the morningA stop caused by road workGravel is levelled on the road.Still waiting ...The trees are dying on the mountain slope because of road construction.The trees are dying on the mountain slope because of road construction.It was snowing at Peacock pass but the weather cleared up when we drove some hundred meters down on the Mekong side.Yaks were on the Mekong side of the Peacock passA handsome yakThe herd of yaks got interested about usClose encounterOur driver is friendly with the yaksAt this stage I felt a bit uncomfortableEgil V. , Sten N. and Matti H. are ready to go botanizingPerfect place for Rhododendrons , 3460 mHans E. and Egil V. examining Rhododendron fulvum ssp. fulvoides , 3490 mHans E. on a trunk of Rhododendron praestans , 3530 mOn the east side slope of the road, 3440 mFrom Peacock pass down to the valley, Mekong riverLandslides caused by road construction on the other side of the Mekong riverShuiqi Hotel in BadiDennis and Tom buying meat, cheese, frutis and vegetables for our daily lunchDennis and Tom shoppingBadi main streetSide street with various stores and restaurantsThe butcher is frying a cow head