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Dasona, Paul, Fiona & Mingma leaving basecamp to head down
Paul trying to topple this boulder which seemed more precarious every time we passed it
Mary climbing up on the way to Gorek Shep
Mary and Paul on the very bouldery track
Yak dung drying in the sun so that it can be used to fuel fires
Yaks passing through the Dukla pass where memorials to many climbers lie
Paul and Mary contemplating the memorials
Paul and Mary crossing the river near Dukla
Inside a Sherpa house (this house is Phinjo's - the Sherpa that climbed with Dennis)
Cooking utensils and various other things
Although this is the dining room, the bedding is here because this is where the family sleeps at night
The outside of Phinjo's house
The first flower we saw on the trek down - it was amazing how much we appreciated greenery after being surrounded by ice and rock for so long
Mary and a manny stone with the river in the background
Some rhododendron flowers were still in bloom as we trekked down
More rhododendrons trees
Stone walls in a small village
Kids hanging out while mum tends to the garden
The children would often ask for lollies but unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) we had none to give them
Potato fields divided up by stone walls
More manny stones on the trek down
Prayer flag hung across a bridge in the wind
Yaks carrying their loads near Tengboche
A small village scene
Terraced grounds are everywhere
A building in progress - the stone bricks are carved on-site
A man selling ginger, nuts and other goods in Namche
The town of Namche Baazar
A spinning prayer wheel
This yak thinks its welcome here too
Paul and Mary
Descending down valley and into the mist
The track near Namche
Mary and Fiona drinking tea in a lodge at Namche
Monks giving this store a blessing
Terraced farmyards near Namche
Paul and Fiona near Namche
Mary near Namche
Mary and Paul passing more manny stones
A fast running river near Phukding
Mary near a waterfall outside of Phukding
Paul and Fiona
Another pretty flower
Paul and Dennis wandering through the streets of Lukla
A child near Lukla - this crow kept taking its food
Paul, Fiona and Mary in the lodge at Lukla
Paul, Mary, Dennis, Jim and Fiona
Many of our Sherpa team enjoyed the chance to relax at Lukla as well
Paul inside the lodge
Mary and Paul hoping that the planes start flying
The Lukla runway showing the drop off - sometimes planes are not quite airborne when they reach the end
Only small planes can land here
Mary trying not to look nervous while waiting for take off
Paul and Jim
Looking outside the window
The luggage is piled into the front of the plane
Fiona on the trek back home from Everest
Prayer flags flying furiously
Paul on the trek home from Everest
Paul and Fiona on one of the swing bridges on the trek home from Everest
Meagan, Fiona, one of the Sherpas, Paul, Attila and Remi on the trek home from Everest
Fiona having a break on the trek home from Everest