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| Back in Namche and we are yak-tired. Our guide drove us down the trail and we ended up in a large village called Khumjung, where we had pizza and apple pie at the locally famous Everest bakery. After two weeks of tasteless rice and lentels, this pizza tasted as if the cook had divine inspiration. |
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The Nepalis have carved writings on stones and boulders
all over the trail. These carvings are fancy trail prayers and signs
called Mani walls.
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You meet all types on the trail. This man has been
doing penance for years on the trail after he killed a man in a fight.
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These sherpa women are tough. They will routinely
carry 50-60 pounds on their backs.
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