On that note, I made the point to Mike that we should cancel our plans to climb the big peaks just to stay in the capital, where the party is at now. Silly thinking from my part of course. Excitement has overcome all reasonable thinking in the past couple of hours. We even forgot to buy trash bags because we just wanted to rush home and pack. But our weeks of meticulous planning have insured our safety and there is nothing to worry about, we have taken every precaution to have all the gear we need and information required.
Mike, Brendan and I will be heading into the Khumbu region tomorrow morning on the 7:45am flight to Lukla. If all goes according to plan we'll be on the trail by 9am, enjoying the great views and the painfully heavy packs. All of this was made possible thanks to one wonderful girl who flew in from Valdez, Alaska today.
As we waited for Liz Embick '08 in Thamel today, Mike expressed his hunger and desire to get a snack. On that note I remembered telling Liz that we'd have lunch with her upon her arrival. Hunger was getting stronger, and we fell into the impulse of buying some baked goods. As we are coming out of the bakery we discern an almost empty micro-bus driving directly towards us. This wasn't an ordinary micro-bus; this was a micro-bus driving through Thamel, a micro-bus with a kayak on the roof. At that time both Mike and I thought alike and realized that it had to be Liz. She has brought our brand new mountaineering tent that will keep us warm for the next few weeks and has literally saved our lives. Once again, god bless Alaskans!
Liz, Mana and John (Liz's friend from Alaska who is also here to paddle) at another rooftop restaurant
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