Asia Adventure 2012: Lukla to Kathmandu

Happy 24^th Birthday Cass!

I was up at 5am getting a steaming pot of coffee from the dining room and I really wished I arranged this every day of our trek. At each of the Everest Summit Lodges, they serve these neat small pancake-shaped, slightly sweet buns and they are so delicious. We’ve just been devouring them and leaving the toast behind. At any rate, with a filling breakfast in our bellies, we headed for the airport… all 25 steps away! It was fun watching the planes land and take off.

The flight back to Kathmandu took no time at all and Dinesh was there right on time to transfer us back to the Yak and Yeti. We decided to toughen ourselves up and head back into the Thamel area again; more worrying about beggars! It was much better to walk with purpose, even if we were totally lost. If you stop to take pictures or consult a map, then you are a target. So I took pictures on the go.

One way many trekkers celebrate a successful trek is to have a drink at Rum Doodle. It’s a really neat place filled with foot-shaped coasters signed by trekkers and hung up to add to the collection of about a bazillion or so. We decided to have a double celebration; a successful trek and Cass’ birthday. I had a Himalayan punch, just like the one last night.