Selective memory is an amazing thing and we've already forgotten the horrors of Russian gulag style teahouses, scuttling mice and the delirium of altitude sickness. Some people are already talking of their next challenge....others are dreaming of the beach!
After our lucky escape from Lukla where 2,000 trekkers had been stranded for 7 days due to adverse weather conditions, we miraculously walked on to our flight with no problems, whilst the Nepalese army helicoptered out 25 Germans for $600 each!!
Once back in Kathmandu we celebrated in style with our first drop of alcohol in 7 weeks and of course long, hot showers. On our final day we were taken to visit one of the Room to Read schools which our money will be partly going towards. It was an inspirational visit to see a thriving school with an all-female staff especially in a country where girls are largely uneducated. Amidst the beautiful Nepalese countryside and with excited and enthusiastic children, it was sobering to learn that 50% of their parents are illiterate and the teachers themselves had sacrificed a month's salary to build the library. This totally put our small sacrifices into perspective.
We're now at £43,000, only £7,000 off our £50,000 goal which will go towards helping children like this. Many people have asked us to share our stories, so to help us reach our fundraising target we are going to have a no holds-barred, true story presentation of what really happened on the trek at Penguin HQ.
Please come and support us - there will be mulled wine and mince pies but definitely no yak cheese in sight! However, we'll be asking for a small donation so please dig deep.
More details to follow soon, but here are some photos to whet your appetite..
P.S For all you non-Penguins out there, we will post the full story here afterwards.
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