by Phill Michael
Everest Base Camp(17531ft) at the foot of the Khumbu Icefall
Dawa claims that we have enjoyed
such incredible weather for the last
couple of days because of our
collective good nature and healthy
Karma. I'd like to think that's true
as well.
I
smile at our good fortune as I
reflect on the last couple of
days...
The morning of June 16th dawned
totally clear and we were treated to
fantastic views. We've taken hundreds and hundreds of
pictures...and processing them takes
time.
Lho La, Everst and Nuptse
We shot the final sequences for
Episode 1 of our podcast and will be
editing when we get back to
Kathmandu. As we were shooting, the
skies became very clear, the wind
died down to nothing...and we
laughed at our good fortune. Dawa
was giddy with happiness and
everybody was in a good mood.
Shooting Footage for Episode 1 of
the Podcast
Switching back to the present...
Dawa, myself and our crew are
currently in Loboche. Mr. Tashi
enjoyed our company so much that he
decided to walk down here with us.
He tried to feed us more liquor this
morning, but we declined. I much
prefered the Russian Tea that Maria
poured for me...flowers and all.
Dawa,
being much lighter than me, was
feeling the effects of the previous
evening, but I felt fine. It's the
only day that Dawa and I walked at a
similar speed...and the only day
that I ate more for breakfast.
Kukuru rum is NOT Sherpa juice. %^P
What is it
about this Loboche?! We were going to
descend further into the valley
today...but I logged onto the laptop
at lunchtime...and minutes turned to
hours. Anyway...it's a cool place to
set up the mobile office...eat good
food...and drink gallons of black
tea.
The
Mobile Office in Loboche
Eventually we will get to Namche
Bazar and re-connect with Chris. I
suspect we'll roll through there on
June 20th...en route to Lukla. Right
this minute, Alex and one porter are
racing down to Lukla so that Alex
can get on a plane to Kathmandu and
eventually on another plane to Hong
Kong...then onwards to Seattle. He
was stressing about making all his
connections...and I hope he makes
everything with minimal delays and
drama!
These updates take a bit of time to
put together and we are on the move
at the moment...covering quite a bit
of ground each day...leaving not
much time for communing with the
laptop. Keeping up with email can be
a challenge too...but I wouldn't
have it any other way. It's
beautiful to be able to enjoy almost
seamless email contact with folks
while in such remote places. I miss
my Blackberry...for real. %^o
If we get stuck in Lukla, waiting
for a weather window to fly to
Kathmandu, I might get everything
completely updated. Time will
tell...as it always does.
I've ordered up spaghetti and tomato
sauce tonight. Everybody has been
just cold chillin' today...and a
hearty meal would go down nicely.
Tomorrow promises to be a long day
of walking, so 'carbo- loading'
would be wise. I'm really going to
miss spending time with this crew.
They are so attentive that it is
ridiculous...and there is a real
team feeling and lots of smiles from
dusk until dawn...each and every
day.
Time for dinner...%^P
