I'm going to Everest Basecamp!!!

Tiffany and I said goodbye yesterday which was quite sad. We really had fun together and I'm going to miss her. However she may meet me in May for the Annapurna circuit...

So tomorrow I left Bangkok and flew to Kathmandu. Oh my goodness!! I was totally overwhelmed but excited too. I'm traveling by myself for the first time and it's scary but I think I'm going to really like Nepal!

When I arrived there was no power anywhere b/c of Maoist activity aparently. But while I was eating dinner the power came back on and I could hear cheering in the streets.

Yesterday I was looking for a bookstore to find a Nepal lonely planet and I couldn't find one (I must not have been looking too hard b/c they're on every corner!) Anyways I guess it was fate-ish b/c I asked these two Irish lads and they said they were looking for a bookstore too so I walked with them. I discovered they were on the same flight and were going to be doing the Everest basecamp trek too with another friend. So I kinda invited myself along...

I didn't expect to be doing this trek so soon but on April 6-9th there will be a Maoist demonstration in Kathmandu and the whole city would shut down. If I was here for it I wouldn't be permited out of my guesthouse. It was recommended that if I was going to do a trek do it before that to avoid the demonstration. So that's how it all came together.

I feel very fortunate to have met these Irish lads. Evan, Jon, and Gary. They are 24, 22, and 22 and they seem like really nice guys. Of course I'm older (story of my life!)

That's all for now. I spent the entire day getting everything ready for this trek. I'm excited! I'm going to Everest Basecamp!!