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Everest Base Camp Trek Dispatch

October 26, 2014 – Thame to Khumjung – We Are Back on the Path to Everest Base Camp

A Thame Sunset. A beautiful remote Sherpa village.

A Thame Sunset. A beautiful remote Sherpa village.

We set off from Thame and our first stop was the Khumbu Bijuli Small Hydro Project.

We set off from Thame and our first stop was the Khumbu Bijuli Small Hydro Project.

These turbines provide electricity for the villages we have visited so far.

These turbines provide electricity for the villages we have visited so far.

Yak on a hillside. A classic scene along trail from Thame.

Yak on a hillside. A classic scene along trail from Thame.

Autumn beauty along the trail from Thame.

Autumn beauty along the trail from Thame.

Along the trail we ran across an old friend, Peter Hillary, who is trekking with his son Michael.

Along the trail we ran across an old friend, Peter Hillary, who is trekking with his son Michael.

Team photo with the Hillarys

Team photo with the Hillarys

Approaching a choten along the trail

Approaching a choten along the trail

Thar, or Himalayan Mountain Sheep, along the trail

Thar, or Himalayan Mountain Sheep, along the trail

Entering the village of Khunde in the early afternoon

Entering the village of Khunde in the early afternoon

In Khunde we paid a visit to the Khunde Hospital, founded by Edmund Hillary and funded by the Canadian Himalayan Trust.

In Khunde we paid a visit to the Khunde Hospital, founded by Edmund Hillary and funded by the Canadian Himalayan Trust.

The sister village to Khunde is Khumjung, here we visited the gompa, or monastery

The sister village to Khunde is Khumjung, here we visited the gompa, or monastery

Yes, there is a Yeti skull at Khumjung monastery.

Yes, there is a Yeti skull at Khumjung monastery.

Inside Khumjung Monestary

Inside Khumjung Monestary