Had a great sleep yesterday night without any problem and that was probably the reason I was at my best this morning.
With Dr. Bidhan and Dr. Chhitiz, we went to the top of Kala Patthar, 5545m. It was a long steep uphill walk and very cold at the top. From about the middle of the rocky black hill, we saw Mt. Everest and Nuptse and took some photographs but that was all as the weather was too cloudy to let us enjoy the view of any other mountains from the top of the hill. It was foggy at the top and it would be the highest place we would be at during the trip.
Me, Bikash, Bidhan and Chhitiz (sitting) on the top.
We came back half an hour past noon and had T-momo – a bun with curry. After eating that, I slept for three hours. Bhaskar and Deep joined me and Bikash for talks on various issues. It was entertaining.
Dinner was dal-bhat-alu. At dinner, I talked with a French runner – Chris who said the marathon was the only in the world where it’s difficult to reach the starting point than the finish-line.
Bikash felt headache and took a Paracetamol. Bik Ran didn’t return for the dinner so we suspected Prakash is either still ill or decided to descend lower than Pheriche.
Finally, we will be at Everest base camp tomorrow. Our actual plan was that Bikash and me would spend a night there while other return but we decided not to sleep there and come back here. Our much-awaited return journey therefore would begin tomorrow.
I don’t know why but lack of communication possibilities makes us a lot of home-sick and lonely. All of us are desparate to go back to Kathmandu. But, sadly there is still five more days for that to happen. I hope my family and wife are doing well. I miss her chattering and talks about her office and friends.
During evening our talks had revolved around girlfriends of Bikash and Deep and that made me my wife come live to my heart and that didn’t helped a home-sick man.
