Pengboche, 3900 meters was the highest we got. We had to get back down to Luchla to get back to school a couple of days later. That last night we stayed at a lodge by the name of “Beautiful View Lodge”, which it did have of the whole upper valley and several of the major peaks. We met a crazy Romanian there that had insomnia and told crazy lies the whole time. One of our friends that stayed up there for a couple more weeks ran into this cat again and he had just bought a huge Tibetan sword and said he was going back to Romania to kill his parents, “whatever dude”. It was good to say adios to that guy.
In Lukla we had millet beer, They ferment millet, scoop it into a big metal schooner with a lid and a straw through it and serve it with warm water. You poor the warm water in and drink it through the straw so you don’t suck up the millet and choke. It’s kinda like a weak tasting cherry koolaid with a fuzzy effect. My friend Mark and I enjoyed a number of those together celebrating our first trek in Nepal.
We have been invited to a big Thanksgiving Day feast at the home of one of Shannon’s co-workers., Kathy. She’s been here for 30 years and she is, let’s say colorful. I guess her house is mansion that is exquisitely decorated and this is an annual blowout for her. Should be fun, but we’ll be missing all of our friends and family dearly.
The weather is reminding me of late summer in Billings, clear and warm to hot during the days and chilly at night, with the mountains visible everyday. On the morning bike rides I’ve been going on they’re especially beautiful!
I need to go meet Shannon at school and hopefully catch the sunset. She’s been working hard with all of her new courses, a lot of late nights and early mornings. Her hard work is paying off though, she seems to be connecting more and more with her students and she, of course, continues to smile and laugh with everyone.
We wish you all the best and we’ll be in touch soon.
Much love to all and peace to everyone,
Craig and Shannon
In Lukla we had millet beer, They ferment millet, scoop it into a big metal schooner with a lid and a straw through it and serve it with warm water. You poor the warm water in and drink it through the straw so you don’t suck up the millet and choke. It’s kinda like a weak tasting cherry koolaid with a fuzzy effect. My friend Mark and I enjoyed a number of those together celebrating our first trek in Nepal.
We have been invited to a big Thanksgiving Day feast at the home of one of Shannon’s co-workers., Kathy. She’s been here for 30 years and she is, let’s say colorful. I guess her house is mansion that is exquisitely decorated and this is an annual blowout for her. Should be fun, but we’ll be missing all of our friends and family dearly.
The weather is reminding me of late summer in Billings, clear and warm to hot during the days and chilly at night, with the mountains visible everyday. On the morning bike rides I’ve been going on they’re especially beautiful!
I need to go meet Shannon at school and hopefully catch the sunset. She’s been working hard with all of her new courses, a lot of late nights and early mornings. Her hard work is paying off though, she seems to be connecting more and more with her students and she, of course, continues to smile and laugh with everyone.
We wish you all the best and we’ll be in touch soon.
Much love to all and peace to everyone,
Craig and Shannon
1 comment:
Hello Craig and Shannon,
Your blog is so great! We think of you often. Frankly, I'm completely pea green with jealousy over this fabulous adventure you're having! Thanks for letting us experience a part of it through your blog. Much Love - Jeni
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