WELCOME TO THE HIMALAYAS !!! Thats for you Will Wicks
Another day and the sun is shining. Today started well with some H.A.T's being dropped off at the pool
(Prize to who gets the acronym first) The day really had a trekking feel to it as we left Namche 3450m at 8am
and trekked up to the right hand side of the Namche Airfield 3730m which we had visited yesterday. Whilst we were there we
were lucky to not only see a small plane landing and taking off again, but also see 4 skydivers land on the runway.
After a small walk up of around 100m we turned a corner and were treated to some amazing views of the highest
mountain in the world Everest 8848, and its chums Lhotse 8516m and Nuptse 7864.
A further climb and we arrived at the Japanese owned Everest View Hotel where we stayed for around 30 minutes and drank
Masarla tea and soaked up the atmosphere. From here we trekked down to the villages of Khumjung 3790m and Kunde 3810m where we will be staying the night.
To my dissapointment in Khumjung I saw a small group of Nepalese children playing football (at nearly 4 Kilometers up this
is no mean feet) and two of them were wearing Arsenal Shirts. Scum is global!!
On the plus side I did see the skull (alleged) of a yeti in the monestary.
Khumjung is home to the Khumjung High School which is atteneded by around 300 pupils who travel from far and wide to attend.
The School was sponsored by the Hillary foundation.
On the downside Big Dave took a rather spectacular tumble on the route down to Khumjung. Luckilly he is ok but he is covered
in shite.
(Prize to who gets the acronym first) The day really had a trekking feel to it as we left Namche 3450m at 8am
and trekked up to the right hand side of the Namche Airfield 3730m which we had visited yesterday. Whilst we were there we
were lucky to not only see a small plane landing and taking off again, but also see 4 skydivers land on the runway.
After a small walk up of around 100m we turned a corner and were treated to some amazing views of the highest
mountain in the world Everest 8848, and its chums Lhotse 8516m and Nuptse 7864.
A further climb and we arrived at the Japanese owned Everest View Hotel where we stayed for around 30 minutes and drank
Masarla tea and soaked up the atmosphere. From here we trekked down to the villages of Khumjung 3790m and Kunde 3810m where we will be staying the night.
To my dissapointment in Khumjung I saw a small group of Nepalese children playing football (at nearly 4 Kilometers up this
is no mean feet) and two of them were wearing Arsenal Shirts. Scum is global!!
On the plus side I did see the skull (alleged) of a yeti in the monestary.
Khumjung is home to the Khumjung High School which is atteneded by around 300 pupils who travel from far and wide to attend.
The School was sponsored by the Hillary foundation.
On the downside Big Dave took a rather spectacular tumble on the route down to Khumjung. Luckilly he is ok but he is covered
in shite.
It's 5:15 now in Nepal and the three of us are drinking coffee in a Tea Hut (should be a coffee hut) Dinner will served at 7pm and we are all hoping for some more traditional fare as their attempts at western cuisine has been rather average (pancakes with jam carrots and chips for lunch!)
Signing off for possibly a colder night in the clouds at Khumjung
Mart Stu and Me xx
2 comments:
Hi Steve, We're watching your blog each day, well done, keep safe. Look forward to seeing the photos when you come home. Hope Big Dave is smelling sweet now.
Love Rick and Sheila
Great news all round.
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