So much to post, so little bandwidth…

We just finished our third day of trekking, will be spending an extra day here in Namche Bazar to acclimatize – we are now at almost 12000 feet elevation. The weather has been cooperating so far, and once we crossed the Hilary Bridge (it is the top one in the picture), we were afforded our first glimpse of Everest.

At least we could cross on our own, without a lot of other people or livestock to make it bounce more or sway back and forth.

There is a lot of foot traffic along the way – mainly of the four legged variety.

By the way, can anyone tell us if we are going to be able to leave Nepal? There is an informal blockade at the Indian border where Nepal gets most of its supplies. We hear that gasoline is now rationed in Kathmandu, but that there is enough aviation fuel for domestic flights for the month. But no word on international flights. Send us a comment if you see anything in the news.