The Nepalese know how to party. Lots of singing and traditional dance that they all know, young and old. This is something our culture lacks although we did sing with gusto the national anthem and Dave and I did an awesome school haka. Our strong porters and awesome sherpa were all there to enjoy the dere ramro (great) cake and celebration of a successful trek.
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| Our outstanding celebration chocolate layer cake |
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| Dancing the night away |
This morning it was breakfast at 7 with our flights due for 10. This all changed to 8 am, as it does in Nepal. We were now in 3 choppers with Pauline with 4 students followed by me and 5 students. Kim would join in with some climbers on a later flight.
Pemba presented us all with Kata as we waited. Pauline and her group got away ok then our chopper had to go to EBC to pick up some climbers. My group had the distinction of flying with Dave from London who had climbed Everest two days earlier.
Before take off we admired the skills of the fixed wing pilots landing and taking off from the short, sloping Lukla air strip. Yippee for helicopters.
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| A plane rapidly nears the end of the worlds most dangerous airstrip |
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Hugh, Jonny and Leroy
A beautiful day to fly. There was fresh snow on the hills from torrential rain that fell last night and clear air to see in detail the intense terraced farming, huge brick kilns and sprawling housing of Kathmandu.
After landing at Kathmandu it was onto the back of a ute and around to the domestic terminal where we met up with Chulddim, Pauline and the others.
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| A taxi with extra leg room |
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| Haere mai Kathmandu |
We are all now back at the oasis that is the Hotel Tibet and have enjoyed fresh fruit, mango juice and a real coffee.
The team are resting, showering and heading to the nearby supermarket for essential supplies of chocolate, fizzy and ice cream.
Happy Mothers Day team mums and wives!
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| Luxury! |
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