August 30, 2010
The day to leave is at hand. The three stooges are at it again, god only knows how we've been let out of the country together—Anita (interior designer and architect), Lisa (wine distributor and blender extraordinaire) and me, Amy (actress and jack of all trades). This time we have decided to trek in Nepal.
After making this decision, Anita contacted an old friend and colleague, Caryl, who went trekking in Nepal 20 years ago and came back with a Sherpa. She fell in love on the trek with Nima Sherpa and he later moved to the states and they got married. They still are, and living happily in Seattle, and Anita figured they’d have a good idea of which trekking company to go with. Nima and Caryl’s answer—Nima’s brother Tsering. So Tsering will be our guide. He’s put together an itinerary and trip and will pick us up at the airport and take care of pretty much everything.
We’re also more prepared after doing Kilimanjaro (or at least we think so). We’re pretty confident that our packing has covered everything. We’re more prepared for cold and rain. And between the three of us we’re smuggling in at least 6 bottles of wine and two flasks of whiskey. Just like the Boy Scouts. RJ will be proud.
We arrive at JFK. First order of business is making sure our bags are checked all the way through to Kathmandu since we’ve heard that security in India is a beast and Anita was unable to secure her Indian Visa. So at the check-in counter for Air France we make friends with Jonathan and flirt shamelessly, making him blush a number of times. But he goes out of his way to get all our bags checked and boarding passes in order. So we’re off.
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