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We woke up this morning in Namche feeling that "this is it, the last day of trekking!"
The trek has been incredible - the landscape is out of this world, the people have been amazing and kind and I've enjoyed learning about the Himalayas from Lakpa.
It was a bit sad that it had come to an end. But I'm very much looking forward to coming back to London to see my family an friends. This trip also made me realise what a wonderful city London is - a truly cosmopolitan city where you can meet people and taste cuisines from all over the world!
Anyway, the trek back to Lukla was somehow one of the hardest one as it took us more than 8 hours of walking up and down the hills (it took two days to walk this distance when we were heading to Everest). It also rained hard so we had to be extra careful when going downhill as the path became very slippery. We watched some WWE fights (Mike told me that it used to be called by WWF - World Wrestling Federation, but it wa later sued by World Wildlife Fund so it changed its to WWE) during lunch on TV. Perhaps because I hadn't watched TV for a long while, I found the fights very entertaining and funny because of how stupid some of the fighters were!
When we arrived in Lukla, we were absolutely knackered but at the same time feeling a bit relieved that there would be no more trekking! Once we settled in the lodge, we headed to the local "Starbucks" (most likely fake as they replaced the famous twin-tailed siren with Mt. Everest!) and enjoyed a rather nice cup of strawberry latte and a piece of very delicious chocolate brownie!
On our way to the coffee shop we inevitably went past Lukla Airport, which always draws a large crowd of spectators watching how planes land and take off. I have to say, given the distance between onlookers and the airport runway, plus the fact that this is THE most dangerous in the world, every landing or take-off is quite an event in itself. And I'd be taking off from the airport the very next morning!
It was our very last day on the Himalayas. We had a very nice meal of curry (always extra tasty when I'm vrry hungry) and reflected on our trip during the meal - it had been an absolute previlege to climbe this famous mountain range and despite the hardwork, Mike and I both agreed that it was well worth the effort and would recommend to everyone. The only disappointment was that we did not summit Kala Patther due to the adverse weather. Nevertheless, we did what we set ourselves to do which was to reach Everest Base Camp.
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