This day was spent in Nemche to rest and prepare for our trek. We started with A late wake up call and “bed tea”… A beautiful tradition! Some of us went for a morning hike to the monastery, to the Buddist prayer paintings, and up around the perimeter overlooking Nemche. Dawa, one of our Sherpa,s was wonderful at teaching us about the Buddist beliefs and traditions. Angdawa, as always was at my side during the hike. He has been assigned to see to my safety for the climbing and he has done an excellent job. I feel honored to get to know these Sherpas and share this time together learning from them .
The afternoon was spent going into the Nemche Bazaar and looking at local goods. This is the Sherpa Capitol and the gateway to the “Everest Highway” . It is the last city of commerce to the shopping was fantastic . I picked up a few Sherpa hats, a pair of fleece lined pants for the climb, some yak wool, and chocolate to share on the climb. We spent time today catching up on posting and letting those at home know we are safe . The Moulton crew has been extremely lucky… All but 4 of our group have ranged from fairly ill to bedridden at times with altitude and bacterial issues. Knock on wood… So far we are standing strong! It may be all the masala tea we are drinking! A new love of mine…