We are having another day in Namche Bazzar and to acclimatise a little we took a walk up and over to Khumjung and Khunde. On route a golden eagle soared over our heads just 10 metres above us my camera wasnt quite handy enough! Our high spot today was 3,880m where we stopped for a mango juice at the Everest View Lodge hoping to get a glimpse of Everest but there was too much cloud. The top picture shows part of the West ridge of Ama Dablam with Tehgboche Monastry below. The white scar is where the base camp trail goes. The picture below is looking into Khumjung where we had our lunch at a famous bakery, rumer has it that they do amazing apple pie but I think they sold out when we got there. We also took a walk up to the Khumjung monastry where the famous Yeti skull is kept in a glass case inside the monastry, seen below. Apparently they are 8 feet tall with huge heads, I dont think you would want to come face to face with one. Tommorow we will head to Phortse instead of Tengboche, the reason for this route is because the bridge below Tengboche has washed away. Then we will head for Dingbouche, Lobouche, Gorek Shep, Trek up to Kalapatthar where we will hopefully see Everest close up then Everest Base camp. After that we will begin our descent back down the valley. So wish us all luck more news when we reach the next cy bar which I think will be when we land back in Namche. Sandy may hear from me on route and so this blog site could be updated in the mean time with our progress. Later days everyone. Kathy:)
We are having another day in Namche Bazzar and to acclimatise a little we took a walk up and over to Khumjung and Khunde. On route a golden eagle soared over our heads just 10 metres above us my camera wasnt quite handy enough! Our high spot today was 3,880m where we stopped for a mango juice at the Everest View Lodge hoping to get a glimpse of Everest but there was too much cloud. The top picture shows part of the West ridge of Ama Dablam with Tehgboche Monastry below. The white scar is where the base camp trail goes. The picture below is looking into Khumjung where we had our lunch at a famous bakery, rumer has it that they do amazing apple pie but I think they sold out when we got there. We also took a walk up to the Khumjung monastry where the famous Yeti skull is kept in a glass case inside the monastry, seen below. Apparently they are 8 feet tall with huge heads, I dont think you would want to come face to face with one. Tommorow we will head to Phortse instead of Tengboche, the reason for this route is because the bridge below Tengboche has washed away. Then we will head for Dingbouche, Lobouche, Gorek Shep, Trek up to Kalapatthar where we will hopefully see Everest close up then Everest Base camp. After that we will begin our descent back down the valley. So wish us all luck more news when we reach the next cy bar which I think will be when we land back in Namche. Sandy may hear from me on route and so this blog site could be updated in the mean time with our progress. Later days everyone. Kathy:)
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