I Continue From Here:  Manali | Himachal Pradesh 12 July 2026 – Manali to Kasol In the morning, we took it slow and delayed our checkout until 11 a.m. We then went down, hired a taxi, and headed to the main street to meet our driver. He was a gentle Himachali man. We requested him to stop so we could buy some apples along the way. He happily stopped at a series of roadside stalls selling apples, plums, and other mountain fruits. I ended up buying a box of plums. The drive from Manali to Kasol took about two and a half hours. Our riverside hostel was lovely. We had booked a four-bed cottage. The other two beds were occupied, but our dorm mates were out when we arrived. Divyesh and I had lunch at the café attached to the hostel. The food was good, though the portions were rather small. Right beside us, the Parvati River flowed in full force. It drizzled on and off throughout the afternoon. After lunch, we took a long nap to make up for the sleep we had missed over the previous fe...