Leaving Namche

It was kind of sad to leave Namche this morning. I said goodbye to the beautiful Sherpa girls who remembered me and Judy from last year.

The Khumbu Lodge must be the place to stay because we met Peter Hillary, Sir Edmund’s son, and Ueli Steck, perhaps the best climber of our day, during our stay.

It was a perfect morning to start our trek to the next stop, Tengboche.

That’s my bag on top of the yak.

It took us about 6 hours including a lunch stop to arrive at Tengboche. The final 75 minutes is a haul hiking up a steep 1,600 feet in the sun. We’re here safe and sound, though, and I just devoured a delicious cinnamon roll from the best bakery in the Himalayas!