Back Where We Started

October 25, 2007
EBC Trek Day 12
Namche to Phadking


Now it really feels like we have come full circle. We are back at the Sunrise Lodge where we stayed on our very first night of the trek. It is quite empty and there are no large groups like last time. We suspect it may be because the weather has kept planes from flying into Lukla for the past few days. Hopefully it will be clear by the time we are ready to fly, and thus continue the blessings of the travel gods. The only other people staying at the teahouse right now are two South Korean women who look to be in their 50s and told us they are living in Kathmandu for a year learning the Nepali language. They are very cute.


Today we did most of the trek with Mark and Jeanne. IT was fun to hang out with them and certainly made things go quickly. We had a bit of excitement when we were all crossing one of the suspension bridges and were about a third of the way across when three yaks and their owner began to cross over from the other side. Janeen plowed on so we did too. The yaks were easy to squeeze by but each of their packs slammed us up against the wire fence railing. Scary!! I saw Mark get slammed pretty hard and though for a moment that he could go over. Of course he didn't and we all laughed about it on the other side. The guides words were, "I think that was a bad man who owned those yaks." We stopped for tea and so said goodbye to Mark and Janeen. After we left them I think our pace slowed considerably but Kenny and I got into a good discussion about careers and possible jobs.


In Phadking we had lunch and have been relaxing in our room for the past few hours. I am not sure if going down is more strenuous on the body but we seem much more worn out. Could be the almost two weeks of trekking I guess. I just find myself to be much more tired at the end of the day than when we first started out. Probably nothing that couldn't be solved with a good nights sleep and possibly a shower and some clean clothes.