Today we had a very nice breakfast at the trekkers lodge in Tengboche before setting off down the steep hill back towards our original starting point of Namche Bazaar. We have trekked about 50 miles or more and seen wonderful country and friendly people. Today's trip was no exception. Although cloudy most of the day, the clouds were high and made for some nice photos. We took our time crossing the river and valley and had a nice lunch at a bakery in Khumjung. We settled into our rooms at the Hidden Village lodge at 3 pm and wandered around the town for an hour. We got to see a Yeti scalp at a local monastery. After dinner in the teahouse we spent several hours talking with the owner Tenzing Tashi (see photo) a former guide of mountain treks including Everest since the 60s. He had stories of how life has changed for the Sherpa people in the Sagarmatha National Park and how progress has been a mixed blessing for the people, with electricity, schools, and hospitals but with new aspirations for young people who go to foreign places for education and do not return. In the middle of our dinner some police stopped in to inform Tenzing that there had been an import of illegal whiskey that had claimed 9 lives in Nepal and to stop serving whiskey. After some intriguing stories of the Yeti, we turned in for the night.
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