Day 4 Namche Bazzar to Khumjung Valley and back...

You might be wondering how we are finding our way to all of these beautiful and unique areas here in the Himalaya's, well, its due to the expert work and knowledge of our guide team. Let me introduce them to you... Our Lead Guide is a man named Suresh Panday, the man in the middle is in charge of our trek. He is a smart, knowledgable, caring and funny man who takes GREAT care of us. His two assistants are equally as talented and professional with Man on the left and Predeep on the right. These three people, representatives of HIMALAYAN GLACIER TREKKING, are making our trip comfortable, challenging, interesting and awe inspiring!

The team itself is made up of a very international team consisting of Rachael and Andy White, both Kiwis living in Manila, Kate and Matt Roper, two Australians out of Sydney, Charlene Raath and Rudolph Oliver, out of South Africa (they both say hi Amy!), and Krista Stark, a fellow American out of Washington D.C. We all hit it off from day one and are thoroughly enjoying each other as we pursue the goal of the Everest Base Camp.

As we started the day we headed up to Sagarmartha National Park where we saw Mt Everest in the distance. While there we visited the museum, took a few great pictures and got ready for our hike to Khumjung Valley. The hike to Khumjumg Valley was, once again, all UP HILL and I do mean up hill. We saw the Syangboache Air Strip. The Kuhmjung Valley is surrounded by giant mountains such as Kaumbeela Peak (17,000 ft.) small in comparison to Mt. Everest. We visited Hillary High School and met three very cute girls who made us all laugh and enjoy our visit to their school.

We had a great lunch together at Valley View Lodge in Khumjung Valley and then started our trek back down to Namche Bazzar (ALL VERY MUCH DOWNHILL).

Another GREAT day in the Himalayas! Tomorrow we leave Namche Bazzar and head to Tengboche (12,694 ft.)Today, we probably hit about 13,000 ft, WOW! Can you believe it? Me, who has never been out of the United States climbing the Himalayan Mountains and hitting over 13,000 ft. today, and yes, I could breathe, haha. Check back tomorrow for more news, IF I can find Internet Access in Tengobche! If not, I will post again once we find internet possibly at Dengboche! Anyway, NAMESTE!