Started out the day with breakfast at a new place with banana porridge and REAL coffee! So good I had two! Nescafe is the brand of choice, it seems, and while it is coffee, persay, I almost would rather go without, which is very likely what I will be doing the next two weeks. Got out early and did some shopping for last minute trek gear, and Heidi did some fancy bartering for rugs. Before, when we had gone shopping, we stuck to one street pretty much. To say that the streets are a maze would be rather an understatement. There is no rhyme or reason that I can see to the planning, and cars, motorbikes, bicycles, bicycle rickshaw and pedestrians all share the same small lanes with much tooting of horns and sidestepping. We decided to be a bit braver today and stray off the one street. This was to our detriment. Although we saw lots of new things and had some delicious samosas, we soon realized we were very lost. I never like to say I'm lost when there are people around to give directions, however the directions we got were not right at all, twice. Finally we bowed to the realization we were going to have to take desperate measures. So we climbed aboard a bicycle rickshaw and off we went, careening through the streets. Laughed our heads off the whole way. I'm sure the poor guy thought we were crazy. Bought you a Christmas present today, Kara!
Met with the group tonight - it should be interesting!! Many nationalities represented in the group. Welsh, Australian, Swedish, German, British,Polish, Danish, and our guide is nepalese. All ages also represented it seems. We are meeting at 0430 in the morning and then going to the airport to take our small little plane to lukla. Will apparently have breakfast there and then start trekking. Not sure how often will be able to update but I will when I can.
Met with the group tonight - it should be interesting!! Many nationalities represented in the group. Welsh, Australian, Swedish, German, British,Polish, Danish, and our guide is nepalese. All ages also represented it seems. We are meeting at 0430 in the morning and then going to the airport to take our small little plane to lukla. Will apparently have breakfast there and then start trekking. Not sure how often will be able to update but I will when I can.
Sounds like a hoot, Shell! Sometimes the most fun can happen when you're lost. Please say 'hi' to Heidi! Don't you have to carry everything with you? I have a mental picture of her trekking up a mountain with rugs strapped to her back now. :)
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