Do I smell a summer job?

Tomorrow I am off for a two week trek from Lukla up to Everest Base Camp. Just send good karma, and I'm sure it will all be just great. I will take loads of photos and get back onto the blog when I return. Ciao for now.

Kathmandu is a very easy place to wander around in circles, but then it could be my own sense of direction; however, with David's compass, it is flawless. I just keep going north and finally seem to end up back at the same place even if it does take me three hours. Today is Sunday, and everyone is out in full force. There was no rain today, so the dust is chokingly thick, but atleast I don't slip into the mud!

Tonight I am treating to dinner a young woman from Seattle who gave me some gloves and waterproof pants for my trek. She quit her nursing job to go to India and Nepal and she trekked to Everest with two friends and no guide or sherpa. Moral of story is that with good map, hiking gear, oneCAN do a trek just with buddies. Next time... There are "tea houses" along the way where you can stay, and I will probably be "the only there," according to my guide. So, I will support the Nepali population on the mountain...