We have spent the last 30-ish hours in Kathmandu... this city is nuts!! Carla guessed that the right of way belongs to whoever is moving faster. The streets are absolutely teeming with people, and there are a million shops for all kinds of outdoor gear. Even though it's definitely cheaper to stay and eat and get around here than anywhere else we've been, our fear of being cold, hungry, and unable to find warm things and food have led us to drop a lot of money. Now we're equipped with down jackets and mittens, thick socks, new sunglasses (I of course lost mine in Greece--I basically lose everything when I travel--and Carla's broke), hiking pants for Carla, and a hat for me. We also bought out half the drugstore-- I mad-dogged Carla the whole time for being such a mom, but if I get sick I'll have to really butter her up to fork over the goods.
Tomorrow morning we will leave on a bus for Shivalaya and from there hike to Everest Base Camp. It should take some 17 days to get there, then 5 to get back to Lukla for a flight back to Kathmandu. This will be by far the longest hiking trip of my life, though to be fair we will be sleeping and eating in tea houses, which negates the need for most of the gear that limits the length of backpacking trips.
We will probably not post again till mid-May, but look forward to some epic pictures!
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