return below the tree line

following the gokyo lakes downstream, the dudh koshi quickly comes together in a strong torrent, and we descended below the tree line. the lush greenery came back, and there were many waterfalls, some flowing stronger than i remembered on the uphill journey. probably because of the many days of rain.

we went back to namche, where i got the chance to visit the saturday bazaar. then we continued the walk down to phakding, and then lukla. i liked to see the dogs on the way again. and i tried the fake starbucks at lukla.

the weather had not been good, and the flights at lukla had been cancelled for some time. i was lucky to have been able to fly as scheduled.

but i miss the mountains already, and i miss the time i spent with deepak.