We were allowed time for a siesta after eating and we soon found out the reason for such a relaxing lunch. We were about to leave the river and begin a 900 metre climb to the bustling town of Namche Bazaar.
Not only was it long, hard climb lasting 2 -3 hours, as the path was relentlessly up, there were no refreshment stops en route. This was quite a change, as along the river there had been tea houses every few steps.
First though, was a final short stretch along the opposite side of the river, to get us back into our stride, before we started climbing.
It was easy to tell where the end of the flatter walking came, as there was quite a gathering of people, having a final rest before the hard work started. There was another reason for the gathering though, which you will appreciate, if you look in the direction we are looking.
We were all looking at the highest suspension bridge in the Everest region, and it was very high. Just to get to it required a steep climb. Once there it was very exciting crossing: this is how it looked as we prepared to go across. As you can see there were some zopkis crossing, and, given the width of their horns, it was a sensible decision to let them finish crossing first.
It was on the climb up that we had our first views of Everest. We'll share them with you next time.
Lots of love George & Yorkie xxx
1 comment:
It all looks like a wonderful adventure boys! Never even heard of zopkeys before but they look mighty fine and would be useful in clearing a path through the supermarket crowds the getting the shopping home which job we are not looking forward to!
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