Hiking Everest...

Ok, so it wasn’t exactly Everest, but it sure was steep and lots and lots of rough hewn stairs, all up. The views were spectacular, and we worked hard for it. We were the only Westerners on the mountain, and we were frequently stopped to have our pictures taken with the Easterners. Paul in particular had a queue at one stage when he stopped near a stone obelisk-like structure...they called him the sixth peak! They did seem to like my blond hair and blue eyes too...they often came and practiced a little English to ask if they could have a picture, or else the snuck beside us and took a surreptitious selfie... haha. Ah, the paparazzi...

The views were amazing, and as you can see, at times we had our best sides on view too. One particular bit, you had to climb up using foot holds hanging on a chain...it was actually fun, and none of us skinned our knees.Read more