pacAug 16, 20233 minT minus 31Wednesday 16th August In exactly 31 days - one month - I'll be another year older (plus 2 days). On that day, 16th September, Janet and I...
pacJun 18, 20231 minThe last hurrahI'm planning that this will be my final post after my recent "Footsteps of Hillary" trip. In the last few days I've waded through the...
pacJun 9, 20236 minK2 RealisedHa ha ha. No, not THE K2, simply my 2nd visit to Kathmandu this trip. Friday 9th June - Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, and...
pacJun 8, 20235 minPhortse RevisitedKathmandu, 8th June – recalling Phortse (3850 MASL), 1st June. It seems incredible that it was only a week ago that we were in Phortse –...
pacJun 4, 20233 minRelatively DownhillThere's an expression I first heard years ago - Nepali Flat. It describes the act of walking on level ground, which of course does not...
pacJun 2, 20231 minTemporary Direction ChangeFriday 2nd June, Namche Bazaar. Namaste good people of blog- and social media-worlds. I'm changing direction for the moment. A move away...
pacJun 2, 20232 minOh, wow ...Thursday 1st June, Phortse, approx. 3850 MASL Today was a day of superlatives. I’m not going to be able to describe it all and do it...
pacMay 30, 20232 minYin and YangTuesday 30th May, Thyangboche, 3875 MASL After all the excitement of the last two days including the Himalaya Day celebrations in Namche,...