Random musings

Random musings

Barber shops are a full contact sport

Yaks pooh at the beginnings of uphills

Birds in Kathmandu go nuts prior to sunset

Pull out your wallet in Durbar square and you'll immediately have 8 kids at your feet.

Gorka beer is better than Everest beer

Lukla lives up to every bit of terror it instills.

Besides Lobuche to Everest base camp, Porche to Namche certainly was a close second in terms of grit needed to finish. The only time I can remember talking to myself aloud except for the return trip from Hawi to Kona

Quick way to lose ten pounds, stop eating meat, and drinking alcohol for 3 weeks

Thamel is perfect in its chaos.

The kindness of the Nepali people is remarkable

Dashain is a huge festival time in Nepal and there are lots of dead animals...

A beer costs $3.5 and a hair cut costs $1.50 which includes a straight shave.

A tshirt from a random vendor costs $1.00 and a north face tshirt costs $16.00. Go figure.

Calling back to the states with a local SIM card 2.4 cents per min. With sprint worldwide roaming $3.99 a minute. Yay price gouging and yay taking 2 minutes to get a local SIM card

Entry visa to Nepal is $40. Preferred payment is US dollars.

Trip home = 5.5 hours to Doha, Qatar; 8 hr layover in Qatar; 14.5hr flight from Doha to Washington, D.C. ; 2.5hr layover; 2.5hr flight from DC to Minneapolis
Door to door ~ 34 hours

If you're coming to Kathmandu don't forget: hand sanitizer, a good head lamp, a good sense of direction, a keen sense for not paying strict attention to schedules, comfortable shoes, negotiating like crazy. Start at half the asking price....

Power outages occur daily to the toon of 4 or 5 times a day for anywhere from 5 minutes to 5 hours. Even at dinner have your flashlight ready.

Monkeys, cows, goats, dogs, and cats are mainstays on the streets.

23 days is way too long to be away from my girls (all three of them)

Veggie noodle soup is where it's at.

Porridge rules

Meat above Lukla is not advised

Meat in Kathmandu is a 50/50 endeavor

That ringing in your ears, nausea, and tingling fingers is the altitude.

The body is capable of amazing endurance if the mind is strong enough to will it....

Still trying to figure out Qatar

Mountain biking here is "slightly" more challenging then maple grove

Getting your ass kicked repeatedly builds resolve.

Quitting is lame except when circumstances dictate otherwise

Have you done anything recently that you thought there was a good chance you'd fail? (If not, reevaluate). Falling back into your comfort zone feels good at the time but doesn't lead to moving the ball forward....