Lots of time for posin'!!! If you look at Scott you will see the mustache/beard he grew over the past 8 days. We barely took showers or changed clothes the whole trip - it was wonderful!!!
Even though we are almost done - we still made sure to practice chanting!
Some friends we met along the way...
Construction project in Nepal, check out the 'rock backpack'
Lhotse Shar in the evening
We tried to spend the night in Tengboche, unfortunately all the teahouses were full. So instead we had to hike a few extra hours and after checking with 2-3 other teahouses along the way we found this Sherpa House which doesn't really cater to the trekkers but a place for the Sherpa's to stay along the route.
So we stayed at this Sherpa Lodge and the family welcomed us, made us an excellent dinner of dal bhat (which we ate everday anyway) but was probably the best. It was also our first wood burning stove in a while!!!
We got to play with the kids in the little village, I took their photos and they checked themselves out on the digital screen... they loved it! I also showed them photos of the airplanes in Lukla, they had never seen an airplane before.
Above are the kiddos and below the Sherpa Kitchen.
With some extra time on our hands we visited a village called Khumjung, just 200 m above Namche Bazaar.We loved this spot because it was a lot more traditional, catered less to the trekkers.
There are many monks who live in this village as well as Sherpa families, the mountain in the background (Khumbi Yul Lha 5,761 m) is a holy mountain. It is so sacred to the Nepalese that no one has ever climbed it and a big chance no one ever will. The government will not allow any permits to climb, even if a lot of $$$ is offered.
Village Stupa and Prayer Wheels 
Scott playing with the kids
We were welcomed into a monastary, mostly to see the Yeti artifacts (unfort no good pix)
The monastary document library
The village school was funded/built by Sir Edmund Hillary.
The school library
Walking down into Namche Bazaar where we will spend the night and then trek to Lukla the following day.We spent our afternoon in Namche at one of the bakeries stuffing ourselves with coffee, pastries and veggie burgers. Then we went back to the teahouse, took a nap and sat near the wood stove!
Saturday Market in Namche!
Final day!!!
This little pup helped to guide us on the trail ... maybe he was just taking care of us because I shouted and gave the look of death to some Nepalese youths who were throwing rocks at him!
The trail exit into Lukla
Our guide picking up a game of soccer with some local kids
Scott with our guide Sosi (left) and Shem our porter (right). They were both great.
Celebratory beer after a long 8 days.
Scott and I stopped into this local 'pub' ... had to give it a try. An Irish Pub with Prayer Wheels at the entrance, cool.
The bartender was playing a Bon Jovi CD, the best of 80's (think 'Livin on a Prayer' and'Wanted Dead or Alive' and you get the hint). I thought it was the coolest! What was also exciting was the signed t-shirt in the picture above... yes, Sting had been sitting in the same bar as us only months earlier!!!!
The next day ... Time to take off! Back to Kathmandu...
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