Into Hillary and Norgay's Footsteps

We spent the morning visiting a couple of religious sites as part of our trek/tour. The first was a Hindu temple which was really beautiful and the second was the largest Buddhist shrine in Nepal. It is very famous and I can't quite understand why I haven't visited it before. It is in "Little Tibet", the part of town occupied by displaced Tibetans. It was lovely to be there - it felt just like being in Lhasa except that the buildings were newer and in better condition.

I am really feeling good here - everything just seems so right. If this continues, I may look at extending my visa after the trek so that I can spend a bit more time here. I'm also thinking of going back up to Tibet. I'll see how I feel in three weeks and take it from there.

In the meantime, I'm champing at the bit to get out into the mountains. We leave on an early morning flight tomorrow for Lukla, which is our starting point for the trek. From what I understand there is one town along the route which has internet access, but other than that I'll be incommunicado until somewhere around May 19. I very well may opt not to use the internet even if it is available in Namche Bazaar as I think a break from technology, noise, machines and all other man-made distractions will do me good. Once again, my trekking company (Peregrine) has all your contact information, so no news is good news. The contact information for Stacey Anderton that I posted before I went to Burma is valid for this trek as well. Please don't use it unless it's an emergency.

I'll be in touch when I'm back from the mighty Everest.