Always been a fan of flying, in fact being a fast jet pilot might have been a tadg more exciting than a petrol retailer, close call though!!! The helicopter ride was one of the most exciting and interesting flights I’ve ever taken. I managed to film 90% of the flight out of the side window….the reason I didn’t get 100% was that I’m rather attached to my hand and I felt that it was a reasonable compromise to lose 10% of the flight to keep 100% of my hand, considering we were flying at nearly 7,000m!!! I think taking the flight justified our decision to concerntrate on Mera Peak and forgo Baruntse as it was clear that the path to Baruntse Base Camp from Mera La was still under a considerable amount of snow….but there’s still part of me that’s disappointed that we had to cancel the climb.

The last few days are, I think, going to drag a little. Yesterday I walked up to Thame, in theory a four hour walk, which I did in three. So I spent most of the day reading and wondering slowly up to a Monastery and tried to converse with a deaf eighty odd year old monk…..interesting if a little bizzar. Today I walked back in two hours and have spent the rest of the day in the various bakeries in Namche, talking to everyone and anyone!!! (Unlike me, I know).

Tomorrow we head towards the most dangerous airport in the world at Lukla and on Monday will fly back to Kathmandu only a day earlier than originally planned….looking forward to coming home…..I will miss the wonderful bakeries, though!