Take it Easy - Eagles

Yesterday marked the end of my Journey to the top of the world. As normal at Lukla, the weather is unpredictable, no flights were apparently leaving for a couple days but helicopters can fly at lower altitudes and our guide was able to get us a ride and arrived in Kathmandu safely. 

Kathmandu is 180 degree difference from the mountains but still finding it fascinating. We had the opportunity to do a food tour with a local lady, Namrata. You can’t even believe the experience of going to the local market and eating at places only the locals experience. The tastes, sights and sounds were sensory overload to say the least. 

This trip has been truly a life altering experience. In the US we take so many of our daily routines for granted and in such a rush to go from one thing to another always accomplishing but not experiencing. The saying about enjoying the journey not the destination is something I just was able to embrace for the first time. My good friend Robert Sherman and I made a point to soak it all in. Robert’s ability to connect with so many people along the way and his positive approach to every thing was something I watched in awe and hope I can do just a degree better in my life moving forward. Also the pure tenacity of our other part of the trio, Dave Johnson, was inspirational. There were times he really struggled but he hung in there and to our surprise we changed his mountain nickname from Blue Whale ( because of the sheer volume and speed of how he ate) to the Mountain Goat as he always pressed forward in the toughest of conditions. Our guide Pema was a scholar and a gentleman. His experience, his faith and practice in Buddhism and how well known he was thru the entire region was something that was a pleasure to watch and experience. His plan was perfect although ever changing but isn’t that what life is about, curve balls always will come but it’s about how you deal with those curve balls. 

Life is good, we have so much to be thankful for. Things happen to us that alters our view and when it does…… Suffer Gracefully.

So long Nepal!