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Day 15 – Return to Kathmandu June 9, 2009

The Lukla Airstrip

May 20th was the day of our return to the “civilization” of Kathmandu. We were awakened at 5 a.m, had a light breakfast and then at 6 a.m. “trekked” from our hotel to the other side of the airport to check for Yeti Airlines Flight 1 from Lukla to Kathmandu at around 7 a.m.. Only three flights were able to get out of Lukla that day, due to storms along the flight path. Some of our Sherpa staff did not make it back to KTM until a day or two later. The video and still cameras were rolling / clicking away! This may be one of the most documented takeoffs from Lukla ever! After arrival back in KTM, most of us were able to get into our rooms early. There were no planned activities so most of us simply relaxed and/or updated blogs / “tweets”. Lunch and dinner was back at the Café New Orleans. For my part, however, I still had a lousy appetite but managed to eat. Nevertheless, it was great to get back to even some level of normalcy.

Chris and Jon Contemplate Departure

Last View of Himalayas From the Plane