flying to Lukla
Heading trough pine and cedar woods along the Dudh Kosi to Parkding we encounter our first yak caravans carrying trekking equipment and supplies towards Base Camp. Yaks are wonderful beasts creating mobile roadblocks or virtual avalanches on downhill stretches. You know to stand aside when the yaks are coming as you can hear the bells they wear as they get close. We were informed that this would be one of our easiest days.
sherpa village
Surrounded by snow-capped mountains we settle into one of the rooms in the teahouse, noticing that the temperature has changed significantly from the warm weather in Kathmandu to the chilly evening of the mountains.
Sat. brunch
A teahouse is a home owned by a Sherpa family which has additional bedrooms attached to the main dining area. The small bedrooms are not heated. The main dinning room is heated with dung 'patties'.
birthday party in our tea house
The teahouses do not begin heating their dining room until 5;00 p.m. due to the lack of dung fuel. We learned very quickly to enjoy the heat of the stove while it lasted before retiring to our 'refrigerators' and down sleeping bags and beautiful views in our room.
Mani stones along the trail
We also learned to order a large thermos of hot boiling water for the next day. We would purify this water and put it in our plastic bottles and put it in our sleeping bags to keep ourselves warm for the night. The water bottle would still be warm in the morning.
starting EBC trek
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