Fishing For Steelies

This was one of the bigger steelies I've caught in a while on the Deschutes. Pushing ten pounds or more, it was a great fish. Considering it was the first fish landed of three that I had on, I was happy to have it in my hand.
Freddy's steelhead. We had a triple in about 20 minutes all in the same spot. Fish all day and nothing, but nail three in a few minutes. Not to mention I lost two previous fish.

Jet Lag, Happy Pups and Re-acclimation

Upon arrival back in Boise. Amy, in her complete lack of ability of sleeping on a plane, found the floor of our hallway much more desirable. I went for a bike ride and she was going to unpack. I came home and she was asleep on the floor. The puppies were happy to see us, so they accompanied her.

Stop-over in Thailand

The ever frequented and eventually understood... Thamel. "The" tourist center of Nepal. On our way out to the airport. We were not sure we would get out. Our flight was actually five days later, but we decided to wing it and try to get a flight out. Oddly enough, the so called full flight was not full and we were headed to Thailand for five days. Awesome!


Our first meal in Thailand ended up being one of the best. On the beach, fresh seafood and spicy! Oddly enough this was one of the few sunny days in Thailand... Oh well, been there, done that, so rain meant lots of good food, massages and a few Singhas to help gain back the 20 pounds I lost.


Thai cooking class. We were soon dubbed "those who like spicy"


The master of spice... Searing some Basil Chicken Chili. MMM. So hot it brought tears to her eyes.


Yet another spice masterpiece, yellow curry.


CHOP CHOP! BANG BANG! taking advice from Mama of the kitchen.


So much food you could not see straight. Of course we ate the heck out of it.


Although it is not the motorcycle she is used to (in other words it is not 500 CC if power), she is taking full advantage of the Thai 25cc scooter.


Advice to those looking for sun in Thailand, don't go in August. I think it rained about 5 inches a day. Not a huge surprise, but we kept waiting for the opportunity to hit the beach.


Upon arrival back in Boise. Amy, in her complete lack of ability of sleeping on a plane, found the floor of our hallway much more desirable. I went for a bike ride and she was going to unpack. I came home and she was asleep on the floor. The puppies were happy to see us, so they accompanied her.

Siddhartha Village - Ten Friends

Kathmandu

Lukla to Kathmandu WOW we actually got out!

The runway headed out of Lukla. The closest I'll ever be to launching off an aircraft carrier. The plane locks the brakes at the top, revs the RPM to a level where the plane actually shakes and then the pilot unlocks the brakes and you are suddenly accelerating to the edge of the runway. There are no second chances on this runway.

The Lukla custom officers and boarding pass check is what you see. We assumed we would actually be stuck in Lukla for days since the weather was socked in the previous couple of days, but alas, we were headed out. We basically had the plane to ourselves.

Every seat is an aisle, every seat is a window and every seat is in near the cockpit. Too bad it is overexposed, since the view out the pilot's windshield is impressive. Preparing to lock the brakes prior to the extreme take off.

Namche to Lukla... Continuing the long haul

Khumjung and Namche

Our hosts. We stayed at quite a little teahouse, it was more like a home with a spare bedroom. Very hospitable and gracious hosts. We were tired from the long hike from Pheriche so it was nice to have such service. The host climbed Everest on several occasions and his son was now a guide as well. Always amazing the Sherpa continue to be humble and gracious.