Return to Namche

We are back in Namche Bazaar, for today and tomorrow. It was been an interesting couple of days. On our way back from the internet cafe in Dingboche, we ran into Ian, a solo british trekker we have befriended along the way. He recounted his adventures from Gorak Shep, a day behind us, and had complaints of chest pain. Dave raided our teams medical supplies and the two of us made our way to the lodge he was staying at, feeling like we were back at HSR on an emergency run. While Dave was treating Ian, another girl who had come from tengboche overheard he was a medic and asked him to take a look at her friend, who was not doing so well. Long story short, Dave spent the night at that lodge treating two patients, Ian was Heli-evac'ed in the morning and we picked up a couple more trekkers during the 2 days it took two nurse the other patient back to health.

We stayed at Pangboche last night, which looks a little like a swiss mountain village. It was one of the first clear nights we've had, so after dinner, Dave and I sat out and watched the stars come out, and lightening some of the liquid weight our porters have been carrying.

Today's hike saw completely different weather from when we last passed this way and we were rewarded with a great view of Everest from Tengboche. (Some people in the group had trouble identifying the peak...it's a little tricky to remember the mountain profiles)

Tomorrow we'll likely hike up to Khumjung and the very swanky Everest View Hotel. If we pool our resources we might even be able to get a cup of tea from there.

Thanks for the comments, and thanks to Dad for his updates from the Canadian end.

Peach