Then we headed off for Everest Camp after gigantic breakfasts. I have learned that if I ate a lot in one meal, it usually means I won’t be able to eat the next meal because I won’t have access to food. After breakfast, Stef and I decided to clean up the old school style with a pan and lots of hot water. It was so refreshing. I am so grateful for access to hot water to drink, for food, and to wash up.
We were suppose to leave at 7:30am but we didn’t leave till two hours later. Our driver complained to us about being behind schedule. The road trip has turned out to be a beautiful one. We passed by gorgeous sceneries. We stopped by a frozen river and took pictures of yaks and mountain goats. Seeing all the animals at the farm and on the road reminded me how sad it is to be an animal. In the Bay Area, it’s not too bad to be a pet animal. Sometimes pets get better treatment and care than humans. But here, the animals do not have such luxury. They have it rough in work and weather conditions. They barely get enough to eat, care, and they will all lead to a human meal or death at work. It was sad for me to see this.
On route, there was road construction, the road was getting paved. We waited for about an hour and half parked along with rest of the traffic of tourist buses, local public buses, and trekking 4X4s like us. During this time, Rupert pulled out his "The Family Guy' again. Then the driver decided he was going to uses his 4 wheel drive and go off road towards the riverside because the mountain side was too pebbly to pass around the construction. He said it would take all day just to do 1/4 mile on the road and it would take all day before they clock off.
We were the frontiers who lead the way of paving a new way but then our car got stuck on a river rock. The muffler pipe was caught. We had to wait for another car to tow us out. They couldn't tie the chain to the right part of the car because it was caught in the bank. Somehow someone decided to chain it to the front axle. We all held our breath because that's got to bring problems later. Well, it did. The car could not get out of gear shift. It was stuck on one gear. So we had to park the car aside while the driver along with others who drove by stopped to lend a hand and equipment. The whole thing took 5 hours by the river. I really enjoyed watching how people helped each other out from this experience that was so very nice to see. We did loose 5-6 hours but it depends on how you look at it. We were now including morning delays seven hours behind schedule. It was a good thing we all had an enormous breakfast.
