The lovely little hamlet of Dhortre where the cobbled trail heads to the base camps of Kanchenjunga and Everest.














From 47C in Delhi to 12C in Dhortre was quite a drop and I was under prepared having left my warm shawls in Delhi at the Potala hotel.The traditional Nepali kitchen was a delight and I'm thinking to emulate this at home! The terraced gardens, the welcoming people and the superb scenery all worked their spell. It is a place I'd really love to spend several months. Even winter!! Ranjit, Sonia, Ranjit's mom in a beautiful white sari, Sonia's parents and myself outside their house before I had to leave and begin my journey to Delhi to make the train trip to Deer Park on the opposite side of the Indian Himalaya.