Fly to Lukla

After two hectic days of lining out in Kathmandu, we flew to. Lukla this morning. On finals the plane lurched, accompanied by a bang and a collective gasp from the twenty passengers. In the event the landing was text book. Shaken not stirred.

We being the redoubtable Tschering who will look after me well in the coming weeks.

I feel good to be on the trail. It is the almost overpowering scale and the lure of Everest that accompanies me as we head down to Phakding.