Besant Nagar to Base Camp

Up bright and early, we set off at around 6 am for the Everest Base Camp. The day was bright and sunny with not a cloud in the sky. Tenzing kept on telling us the need to make good speed as we had to return early to take the helicopters to Lukla. We couldn't have a word with those who had gone to EBC the previous day by pony, as they were sleeping in. Much to our surprise and relief, Rathika was fine in the morning and all raring to get on with it. We progressed through that last distance, awestruck beyond words or even thoughts at the mesmerising beauty all around us, mighty peaks, snow clad, each towering over 7000m-- Pumori, Lingtren, Khumbutse, Nuptse.... the glaciers that we saw on the way....the mini avalanche on the hill opposite the one we were on, reminding us of the risk that we were in as well as to be careful on these slippery slopes...we stopped every so often to take pictures.. admired the robin accentors that were flying around us even at this height, looking for cru...