So, I'm having a beer...at this point, the hard part is over, or I hope the hard part is over....haha.
Today, we hiked back into Namche. A somewhat difficult hike since I still cant breathe, but overall bearable. And, we got to hike down into Namche, which was a nice change. We got here and got cleaned up, and then went to grab some souvenirs (mainly yak bells). Then we headed to a bar with some of our fellow trekkers to celebrate our return. Yeah beer at 11,000 feet....haha.
We're camping at the same lodge we camped at on the way up - yay for a second chance to fall off the terrace. We headed back there for dinner....yak steak! I've never had yak before, and it was actually pretty good - kind of similar to salsbury steak. Or I just really needed red meat. Or both.
Now we're enjoying more beer and playing our nightly dominos game. We're in the lodge with two other groups of people on their way up....one group is playing cards in another corner and the other is a group of guys singing to music through their dinner. Oh to have that much energy again. haha. It would be interesting to see them in a week on their way back through....
We met some people at the bar who were also on their way up. Not sure why drinking was a good call....or not having a buff...but they seemed interested in what we had to say and still have time to buy the stuff they dont have. They have some tough days ahead of them, but hopefully they have a good time.
Tomorrow, we continue our descent into Phakding...hopefully an easy day since I've been up until a whopping 9pm tonight.
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