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 …

March 7 Last night I set my alarm for 4:30 so I could get up early and walk down to the Stupa and start my mediation rounds before and while the sun rises. Eager with mala in hand I leave the guest house around 5, the sky just starting to lighten up. It is quiet; …

I’m going to start from 3 days ago when I left Boudha for my warm up trek in Kathmandu valley. This is a moderate 3 day trek in Shipuri Nagarjun National Park hiking through high jungle, rice fields, villages, and reaching Chisopani with 180 degree views of the peaks of the Himalayas.  Grover and I …

March 9 2020 So we left off with me taking Grover off to assess my decision making. One thing for sure is Grover needs to go on a diet , but there is nothing I can do about that at this time. Typically on a hard trek you would leave the heavy stuff behind and …