Our housing in Tenzingaon did not work out, so we motored to and slept in Shergaon overnight. Our original homestay hosts were away for the lunar new year and their return was unpredictable. We began our day above Tenzingaon where Dawa, a now Canadian expat from Tenzingoan and her family are hanging prayer flags for her recently deceased son, sending smoke heavenward. A brisk descent into Shergaon and we turn off the main highway. A high school is celebrating Saraswati puja and then we ride steadily further uphill. Prayer flags mark the apex of the climb where we stop and add a layer for the long, chilly descent into Morshing, where we pause for a cup of Chai and snack. After a roadside picnic lunch we descend along a branch of the Tenga river which drops steeply away. Red rhododendron trees and prayer flags are common along the route. The birds are equally bright and colorful. This long descent into Phudong (there are several Phudong in the region), finishes with a series of switchbacks as the town is in view below. The town is out in the evening for a cricket match. Tonight we camp along the Tenga river below Phudong, near a military memorial.