From May 21 to Jun 3 (14 Days)
Day 01: Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (2840m) then trek to Monjo (2840m)
Day 02: Trek from Monjo to Namche Bazaar (3440m)
Day 03: Rest day in Namche Bazaar (3440m)
Day 04: Trek from Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3860m)
Day 05: Trek from Tengboche to Dingboche (4410m)
Day 06: Rest Day, To and Fro Chhukhung (4730m)
Day 07: Trek from Dingboche to Lobuche (4910m)
Day 08: Trek from Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5164m) then to and fro Everst Base Camp (5364m)
Day 09: Trek from Gorak Shep to Dzonglha (4800m)
Day 10: Trek form Dzonglha to Dragnag via Cho La Pass (5330m)
Day 11: Trek from Dragnag to Gokyo (4790m)
Day 12: Hike up to Gokyo Ri (5360m), then trek from Gokyo to Dole (4110m)
Day 13: Trek from Dole to Monjo (2840m) via Khumjung (3780) and Namche Bazaar (3440m)
Day 14: Trek from Monjo to Lukla (2840m)
Last day: Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu.
Afterall, It was undoubtedly an amazing trip!
Its 4pm on the day before we start the trekking trip. We are here in Kathmandu and nothing to do apart from blogging. I hate the fact that I cannot type Chinese on this computer. Downloading Q9 is just too slow. Yet, Nepal is such an interesting place.
Situated between Tibet and India, Nepal is quite a religious place. The Newari people love to put the gods and goddess of the Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism next to each other. The taxi driver who took us around was so proud of such harmony between the religions. Interesting though, you can find Hindu gods in a Buddhist temple as well as Buddhist symbols on the door of the Hindu ones.
Things were not as cheap as we thought either. The price of a proper meal in the restaurant is somehow comparable to that in Hong Kong. Apart from that, you still have to get used to the flies around you. My recommendation is, don’t open your mouth randomly when you saw a fly.
Taking Taxi around is the only user-friendly public transport for tourists. In that tiny 2nd hand car, you will enjoy the dust if you have nothing to cover your mouth. The bumpy roads in the city center should remind you of the excitement in an amusement park.
Apart from that, cows will join you in windows shopping on the street and dogs lied down lazily as if they were knocked out. =]
Jackie, Jonathan, Weijing and I have arrived in Nepal. Bill is coming tonight. Tomorrow, we will be flying yo Lukla at 6:15am and start our 14 day journey in the mountain. Hope everything is well!
加入得有點遲，來得有點遲，都是偶然。
謝謝隊友之前的各種計劃，不過後面肯定還是一堆偶然。
不過還是出發了。
偶然
我們這五個大男孩能湊在一起去登山，其實也是很偶然。
只是一個偶然的，小小的，念頭——或許我們的畢業旅行可以有一點點不一樣的精彩？
但從這一個偶然開始，將會誕生出一敞精彩絕倫的旅程。
這一次歷奇，亦會為我們四年的中大生涯劃上一個淋漓盡致的收筆，
既標誌著人生旅途上一個段落的結束，同時也讓我們站在新的起跑綫上。
在踏上征途以先，也許是時候說說到底我們這一夥人是誰吧！
Jonathan — 一頭熊，一頭讀 science 卻不像 science 人的傻熊。(有人說：人與熊畢竟存在一些差異) 為人有時有那麼一丁點兒不可理喻，喜歡的事，總愛吵著鬧著的一頭闖進去！生命，總該豐盛而精彩！
Bill — 來自中文大學信息工程系。自小參加童軍，喜歡野外運動和旅遊。認為“有些事現在不做，一輩子都不會做了”，所以決定去Nepal行山，想要一個不一樣的畢業旅行。
Frank — 從小喜歡旅遊，然後開始愛上攝影。城市的建築與風情固然吸引，但只有在野外才能真正考驗自己的毅力，領會mother nature的壯美。趁年輕，正當行。
Weijing – 沒有理想，沒有計劃，老大不小，還是愛玩。Bill說是尼泊爾，猶豫了一下沒有答應。Jacky提了句珠峰，就按奈不住，paper沒心情寫了，lsat放棄不考了。偶然來了中大，偶然認識了這隊朋友，偶然間要去了珠峰了，beyond nepal，下一個偶然在哪裡。
Jackie — “I just want to kill the time” by Jackie @ Kathmandu
Clock approaching 12:00am of May 15 and I am finally wrapping up my last research paper in the University. After this, all the school stuff will be done and all of us are ready to set off!
Gear-wise, I believe that every one of us have already prepared for almost everything according to the gear list that Bill have created for the team. It turns out that the weather, especially the temperature alone the trek are much lower than we expected. The temp at EBC can be as low as -20C at night and we are expected to be accompanied by rains and clouds every day! Although this might make our tour miserable, yet nothing could stop us at this stage!
Need to go shopping for some team food tomorrow. We prepared 50 energy bars, 50 hot chocolate and 50 fast soups for the team over 14-day period. Sometimes hot drinks can cheer you up quite effectively when being in such a cold and tough environment.
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