April 5th
Pheriche is at the bottom of the Khumbu Glacier. The icey wind blows hard and constantly. As we approached this little village a helicopter flew over-head. Karma, joking pretended to wave down the heli to stop and take me down the mountain. We had a good chuckle.
The helicopter eventually landed in town and some locals loaded someone in it. We found out later that it was the manager of the hotel that we were staying in that night.
Despite the loss of the manager, the White Yak was a great lodge. Probably the best that we experienced. It cost a bit more, and provided no lodging for our porters, but it was equiped with a hot shower, western style toilets, decent beds, and good food.
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