March 4, 2020 There was zero traffic and good conversation on my way to the airport. We left at 8:15 and arrived at JFK at 10:30 for a 12:30 flight. Harry took my pic and sent me on my way. Everything is running so smooth and I have everything under control……… I get up to …

March 6, 2020 After 26 hours of travel and no sleep I arrive in Kathmandu and thankfully get picked up by the guest house I reserved for tonight. This is the best thing I could do for myself when landing in a foreign country with no phone, no understanding of the currency, no sense of …

March 6 It is fogged in this morning so there is not much of a view. Packing up and getting on the trail early sounds like a good plan. I am not having the nicest thoughts about piggy backing Grover this morning. My hips are very sore and shoulders are in recovery stage. Laying out …

March 7 I feel like I finally have had a full nights sleep and have a grasp on the money and food situation. So, today I pack up Grover leaving the tourist Mecca and take a taxi 45 minutes north east to Boudha.  Boudha is home of the largest concentration of Tibetan refugees in Nepal …