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Wed, 27 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [773]
4/26/09
I had
somewhat of a restless night (another symptom of high altitude…). We go to
sleep here around 8pm and we don’t get up until 7 or 8am – our bedtime is
dictated by the temperature around us. Besides that I have trouble sleeping ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1052]
4/25/09
I
had garlic soup (Ama said it would help..) last night and felt even sicker –
crying myself to sleep………………..so lonely…..I thought I am going to die……………………….,
but I only fell asleep, waking up to go pee and was surprised I was still ... Read more >
Tags: ice river and the village of gokyo left, next to gokyo lake.
Wed, 27 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [754]
4/24/09
The
15 th day of the trek – we got up too early. Our hosts didn’t get up and we had to wait
around in the cold for breakfast. Not an easy situation: The lodge are private
homes, so we are basically staying in somebody’s house ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1029]
4/23/09
This
is cold, cold, cold. Glad, I bought a really good sleeping bag before I left
CA. The trick is now not to have to go pee at night at the same time it is
essential to drink a lot of water/liquids with all the activity up here in ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [769]
4/22/09
The
clouds parted and left us with an incredible view of the snowy Mts – there is
no way for me to describe the sight and the FEELING to be in THIS world. At
4000m now it isn’t only the view that take my breath away, I am sure, but ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [738]
4/21/09
Strong
beginning, beautiful weather, gentle climb – we only hiked for a few hours and
then stayed put for another day to acclimate. At the end we hiked back downhill
in the fog – really isn’t my thing! The lodge (a river resort!!!) ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [794]
4/20/09
Monday day11th
I
sent off some mail in – what looked like – a private living room: The post
office. The nice clerk said it will take about 2 weeks for the B’day wishes to Kipp and Sadie (now that I am
transferring my journal onto ... Read more >
Tags: picture at a mani wall (prayer wall)
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [709]
4/19/09
Sunday
day 10 th
We
got here in the middle of the day, climbing steep for the last 2km. Gita and I
found a reasonable priced lodge with a sweet, old, a bit forgetful lady (Ama),
who brought us two pieces of aple to welcome ... Read more >
Tags: the big city....
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [802]
4/18/09
day 9
This
morning we left well rested, charged up, relatively clean and happy. The
surroundings/views are getting more spectacular. We past the path to and from
Lukla, which means we will encounter tourists, since this little ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [796]
4/17/09
We
trekked on – day 8- beautiful days, gorgeous high ass Mts with snow – no sight
of Everest yet……………My legs are hurting now all the time. I have never walked so
much in my life. It’s hard, very hard and I wonder every night how I ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [761] | Comments [1]
Today
is day 7 th – finally bandaged up my swollen right knee – feels
better, but we also been climbing uphill- very little downhill – my knees sure
like that. It’s been warm and a bit tropical at 1600m in the Khari Khola
Valley, but we get clouds ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2009 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [959] | Comments [2]
Lovely Kathmandu, Nepal. Sorry I never wrote a final 'Goodbye, India...for now' entry, but Delhi belly hit again, this time actually in Delhi, and I pretty much spent the last 2 days lying on a bed in a hotel room. No vomiting this time, though, so ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2009 | By jadepeters | Views [517]
In the morning we headed off about 6am with the Chinese and Ukraine for a canoe ride on the Rapti river to do some animal spotting. Unfortunately that was not to be as the Chinese did not understand the concept of being quiet; singing, laughing and playing ... Read more >
Sun, 24 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1067]
We are now officially off schedule –half day behind. I am not sure if that means we are taking it slow??!! The descents are very hard on me, my legs, knees, feet and toes are hurting permanently . Where is the fun of this adventure? We got to ... Read more >
Sun, 24 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1535]
We
walked through a hail storm today as well as some hard downpours and didn’t
make it to our destination to a little village named Junbesi. We stopped after the pass of 3530m when it
started to get dark and stayed with a family with 5 kids ... Read more >
Tags: nepali family - we loved the milk tea, so very yummy....
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