Nepal : Part 18 - EBC Trek (Day 11) - From Namche Bazaar (3440m) to Lukla (2886m)

Summary of Meal Expenses

	Breakfast		Lunch		Dinner
	Namche Bazaar		Phakding		Lukla
	Meal	Price	Meal	Price	Meal	Price
Mine	Baked Bean Toast with 1 Egg	400	Dal Bhat	400	Khumbu Resort Pizza	550
	Hot Water	30	Hot Lemon with Honey	80	Hot Lemon with Honey	60
Sister	Toast & 2 Eggs	325	Vegetable Noodle Soup with Egg	250	Steam Vegetable Momo	250
	Hot Water	30	Hot Lemon with Honey	80	Hot Lemon with Honey	60

My Story

25092013 - Day 12 in Nepal. Day 11 on EBC Trek. Check out my burnt right hand. That is the hold that holds the trekking stick. Today, I have baked bean toast and egg for breakfast. I am trying various kind of food in the menu. I tried to be as adventurous as I can. Today, we leave for Lukla. Sometimes, it feels so unbelievable that 11 days have passed and we actually reached EBC. As I type this post, it is like a dream that I stepped foot on EBC but the photos of me inside just proved otherwise.

Namche Bazaar was so misty this morning. Bad timing for those who goes up to Mount Kala Patthar today. You can't see Mount Everest. Also anyone who treks can't see much view of the mountains. At 8am, we bid farewell to Namche and head off for Lukla.

At 10am, we reached the entrance of Sagarmatha National Park. On Day 2 we arrived in Sagarmatha National Park, you would not believe that we took 4 hours when we trekked from the National Park to Namche. Today, it took us 2 hours only! Going downwards is definitely faster. On the day we arrived which was 16.09.2013, there was no one except us. Look at today. It is filled with trekkers! My guide told me that this is not many and during the peak season, one may have to wait for 2 hours to be registered! I keep telling myself that I am so fortunate to trek during our period - with the clear view of mountains, less trekkers, rains after we reached the destination, and definitely more space for us.

In Phakding where we had our lunch, I saw a poster of another missing person. It is dangerous to trek alone. But you can take the risk. There are trekkers who managed alone. It depends, I suppose.

At 3.50pm, we finally see the entrance to Lukla. Previously, we took 2 days to go from Lukla to Namche Bazaar. Now, we just take 7 hours to trek from Namche Bazaar to Lukla. Well, we did take 2 days because we were taking the flight, and did not want to tire ourselves to walk too far. Plus, going back has more descending routes. When we arrived in Lukla, it was so misty. Look at the difference on the day we arrived in Lukla. We could see the surrounding mountains. Today, it looks cold and bleak.

In Lukla, we stayed in the same resort we had our breakfast on the day we arrived in Lukla. As soon as we sat down in the dining room, we called for a glass of hot lemon with honey. I was coughing terribly by now. Today, I finally got to take a bath! After 11 days! And I did not have to use a sleeping bag that night. We had dinner with our guide and porters. My sister and I shared the steamed momo and the resort's pizza specialty which basically has the ingredients of cheese, egg, mushroom and tomato.

Tonight, we stayed up until 9pm. We listened to some Nepalese songs. It was great to be back on lower grounds.