We left the hotel at 8 that morning under crystal clear sky. We made good progress throughout the morning, making our way out of the mountains and onto the seemingly never-ending Tibetan plateau. I saw some of the most amazing mountain scenery I've ever seen that day, thankfully there were lots of photo stops along the way. Some of my particular favourites were at a high pass (at a little under 5,000 meters). That afternoon we also got our first glimpse of Mt EVEREST! We all got a little excited as we would be heading to the Tibetan Everest Base Camp (EBC) the next day.
Me with the Himalayas in the background just at the start of the Plateau
At the first high pass, just posing :p
Our first view of Mt Everest! It's the big peak second from left
Rebecca and Zoe enjoy views of the plateau outside Tanzing
We reached our stop for the day, Tanzing (also known as "Dog-Town" due to the huge numbers of stray dogs!) in early afternoon. We took a walk to a hill just outside the town after lunch to make use of the clear weather to grab some photos. We all got a little bit cold even though the sky was virtually clear, the wind coming from the mountains was freezing! We were all in bed for 9:30 that night, we had a 6am departure for Everest Base Camp the next day!
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