We finished trekking yesterday (11 days in total). Lots of amazing sites and a family achievement getting all the way to base camp. Ed and Beth were a real novelty on the trails, by far the youngest Trekkers. They were constantly stopped by locals and other Trekkers to talk and have their photos taken. A number of people where really surprised they made it all the way and carried their own packs. Most trekkers had porters and guides. Some of the younger male travellers looked a bit deflated when they saw two young children charging up the hill.
I think we'll all be happy not to see another stone stair case for a while. Meg couldn't understand why all the villages and lodges were built on the top of hills which required a steep decent into a valley before ascending again. All a little disheartening when you could look straight across from one village to the next.
We stayed in some really lovely tea houses. Our favourite being Chhomrong Cottage where we could order chocolate cake, a nice difference from the standard menus available at all the other guest houses.
The mountains themselves were a sight to behold up close. The scale is very difficult to capture in the photos. At ABC we were surrounded on all sides by scoring peaks. I've included a few videos and pictures below. There are more to come when we get to Thailand ( Internet is very slow over here, took 3 hours to up load these). I've also added some early photos from Bhaktapur. We now have about a week until we leave for Bangkok so are investigating heading down South to a wildlife park before finishing our time here with a few days in the madness of Kathmandu.
Meg has been having more luck posting to Facebook straight from her phone. She happy to take new friend requests (Meg Justice).
That's all from me. I'll get Ed and Beth to post their thoughts.
Cheers Jim
