Sun 19th Feb. Final Preparation...

19/2/2017

Very funny start to the morning. The Kathmandu Guest House had some angry visitors this morning. A hostile family of monkeys invaded the KGH garden and were rather threatening to the guests. Shailendra was seen running across the garden with a monkey in hot pursuit..!! Then one jumped at me through my room window.!! Hilarious.
Today we walked to and climbed the monkey temple. Great walk through the back streets of Kat. A funny moment when Glenn was invited to join a construction team and he accepted. Check photo.
Tomorrow morning we are due to fly into Lukla and commence our trek. Alarms have been set for 4.30am for a 5.15am mini bus to Kathmandu's domestic airport. Departure time on our tickets states 6.15am, but this means nothing as it is very dependent on weather in both Kathmandu and Lukla. Unfortunately as I write this, clouds have come in and it's got cooler. The dodgy forecast we looked up yesterday may prove to be correct. Worse case scenario - no flights tomorrow..!!

22 Comments

Sue

19/2/2017 10:50:34 pm

Did I tell you I love Monkeys!!! Were the monkeys doing things.....to one another?? Did I ever tell you about the two monkeys I saw at Pashputinath?? I've looked at Lukla weather and tomorrow isn't looking good with a forecast of snow. Hang in there though as Thursday is looking good with a forecast of sunshine. Thats an extra four days of hot showers, clean jocks, and flushing toilets.

David G

19/2/2017 10:58:24 pm

Sue, I've just read your response out to the team. They have revolted at your statement re Thursday looking good. Thursday..!!!!! That's 4 days away. Don't you mean Tuesday..?

19/2/2017 11:34:34 pm

You know the feeling David. At the time its the pits being stuck in Kathmandu or Lukla. Fast forward to a couple of months and you'd cut off your right arm to be stuck in Kat or Lukla. Ok, Thursday is maybe a little too long. Tuesday looks ok but cloudy. Given there's mountains in the clouds, Thursday might be your best bet.😀

20/2/2017 12:21:48 am

Yep, with you on that one Sis.

Rick link

20/2/2017 02:17:40 am

hi guys and siri
had a great time ..especially this afternoon watching grown men stressing trying to keep there packs to 10 kgs ..then fitting in last minute shopping to buy pee bottles and making sure the opening was the right size ..I ask you.! lucky sue wasn't there.!
seriously though enjoy the trip and stay safe ! and if you need help with your iPhone.ask siri ..
cheers

20/2/2017 05:34:43 am

Rick, please don't tell me they were checking out the size in the shop, please..

20/2/2017 04:00:45 pm

I think the discussion around so called "pee bottles" is fabricated by someone who has now returned to his comfy abode in Dubai and has little knowledge of what happens on the trek. (LOL)

Richard link

20/2/2017 05:43:16 pm

No just in the KGH courtyard ..they were walking back to there rooms with an interesting smile on their faces though...door was shut pretty quickly too!

Jeff G

20/2/2017 08:51:40 am

Looks fantastic,
10 years later i still remember the smells sounds and magnificent food. Hope the team are getting along well and lets hope that the forecast isnt correct and we have a successful departure today to lukla.
And again hope that you dont get stuck as dad and i did.

Jenny James

20/2/2017 09:32:15 am

Hi David and Group - Good luck all for tomorrow morning- hope you get your flight out to Lukla...look forward to reading the "blog" and seeing the photos once you start the trek. Safe trekking/travels remember 1 step at a time -slowly-slowly Enjoy all. ciao Jenny J

21/2/2017 01:24:06 am

Thanks Jenny

Jo L

20/2/2017 09:51:16 am

Have fun guys and I hope you get your flight!

20/2/2017 12:10:34 pm

Hi everyone. 6.40am update from Kathmandu airport.
We arrived here at 5.30am anticipating a "first flight" to Lukla, only to be told that yesterday's cancellations due weather has resulted in us being bumped to 2nd flight (1.5hrs later). As I write this, both Kathmandu and Lukla airports are closed due fog...!!!! ggggrrrrr...!!!! It's now the normal waiting game for each airport to open, for the first flight to go in and out and then if weather is still ok (forecast is not good), it will be our turn. The team ate patient right now, but long delays and waiting at Kat domestic airport is a bit of a test for everyone..!
Thanks for your updates.

Wine link

21/2/2017 09:07:48 am

Being transferred from 1st flight to 2nd flight reminds me of when part of 2012 EBC team were trying to fly out of Lukla. As each trekking group arrived off the mountain we got shunted back further and further and finally left Paradise Lodge 2 days later once their beer supply had run out

20/2/2017 12:49:16 pm

Look on the bright side......it still beats long delays and waiting in Melbourne peak hour on your way to work.

20/2/2017 02:40:18 pm

9.24am update. Still waiting at Kathmandu airport for Lukla to open..!!

Bill

20/2/2017 03:02:20 pm

Ahhhh, good ol Lukla. Still living up to it's reputation. Hope you have not had a 6 hr delay, getting bombarded with mountain flight announcements & being forced to use those terrible toilets before being told all flights are cancelled before heading back to the KGH.
Now if you were on the Annapurna trek, you would be soaking up the solitude of the walk while smelling the flowers, not those dirty stinking rotten airport toilets!!!!
Worse still, you might have to do it all again tomorrow - hhhaaa

20/2/2017 03:28:28 pm

Ha...I'm not detecting too much sympathy there..!! Latest announcement is an update is due at 11am. We have been here since 5.30..!! The strain is starting to show..! Kathmandu now is sunshine, Lukla fogged in.
Airport toilets are a lot better, but nowhere near as nice as those on the "comfort trek" to the west..!!

20/2/2017 04:24:37 pm

11am update. Now delayed until midday. The latest to date (we've normally been walking 3hrs by now). They are still reluctant to cancel today's flights so they must still think there is some hope for Lukla to clear. Long morning.

Michelle

20/2/2017 05:38:18 pm

Good luck everyone. Hope you all get out of Kat soon.As a trekker from the " comfort walk in the West", I would rather a drop toilet than the dirty western toilets any day, Mr. D Gaul. !!!

20/2/2017 05:54:58 pm

No argument on that one Michelle.

20/2/2017 08:00:03 pm

2.45pm update. ALL LUKLA FLIGHTS CANCELLED.

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