The Crowning Glory

After these two memorable afternoon excursions, and a wonderful morning's walk, we returned to our favourite tea house feeling well satisfied with our day. Back at the tea house, there was another treat in store for us, the priviledge of seeing a superb Himalayan sunset.


We caught it right at the early stage as the light was changing in intensity and beginning to tinge the mountains with a pink glow. It was very subtle and very beautiful. We used our gorilla pod tripod to hold our camera steady to get the best shots. We like gorilla pods and think they are an essential camera accessory.


As you can see we picked an excellent vantage point to watch the light fade. It was a truly magical time and we were very contented bears.

Lots of love George & Yorkie xxx

Sights not to be Missed

There was lots to see at the Everest viewpoint, in addition to Everest, as the land formed a natural platform giving us 360 degree panoramic views.

Here are the views in 2 directions:


and ...


It was hard to decide which direction gave the most pleasing aspect. With the sun, occasional tree and dusty ground, you could almost believe we were in the desert rather than the Himalayas ... if it wasn't for the snow capped peaks in the background.

And then, as we glanced over our shoulders, we saw another picture which needed to be captured on camera. This was a group shot of our trekking crew ...


As they were usually working hard, looking after all our needs, from leading the walk to cooking to providing us with extra blankets, seeing them relaxed like this was quite a rare sight. Without these 4 terrific individuals, from left to right Kumar, Ratna, Bhakta and Saila, our holiday just wouldn't have been possible, so we owe them a big thank you.

We don't think they'd led too many bears on trek before, but they took to it like a duck to water ... real professionals and delightful with it.

Lots of love George & Yorkie xxx