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Fond farewells
Date: 07 Oct 05
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Travelling light - one duffle bag and one day sack
Date: 07 Oct 05
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Waiting at Heathrow
Date: 07 Oct 05
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Traditional welcome at Kathmandu Airport with orange flowers
Date: 08 Oct 05
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On the coach leaving Kathmandu Airport. What a clean bunch we look!
Date: 08 Oct 05
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Vaishali Hotel, Katmandu. Where we spent the first night before flying to Lukla.
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Kathmandu street, just outside hotel
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Aboard plane (Otter twin) waiting take off at Katmandu for Lukla
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Awaiting take off for Lukla
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Flying out of Kathmandu for Lukla
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Early sight of mountains during flight to Lukla
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Runway at Lukla Airport.
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Arrived at Lukla airport from Katmandu. Photography not welcome!!
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Start of walk from Lukla. Heavily laden porters ....
take the equipment (up to 40-50kg), and the trek begins along the ancient trade route to Namche Bazaar.
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Trek to Phakding (day 3), looking back South (??)
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Trek to Phakding (day 3), new bridge replacing path swept away by landslip
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Big "walk-in" prayer wheel, on way to Phakding
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Mani stone on way to Phakding
Stones carved with Buddhist symbols, often repeating the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM, are common on the walk from Lukla to Phakding.
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Mani stones and Stupa on way to Phakding
Date: 09 Oct 05
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Rest on way to Phakding (day 3). L to R: Nick, Mark, Francesca, Tony, Darren, Tom, Bill
Date: 09 Oct 05
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