Day 1 - Day 2 After a tearful goodbye with Sheena at Heathrow and loaded with the bags of creme eggs I was given just prior to going through the gate (I am discovering that true love comes in the shape of little eggs!), my himilayan adventure was about to start. I bought everything I had realised I had forgotten to pack on the security side of the airport (except all the trip details including the meeting point in Kathmandu with the tour company) and boarded the plane. After an 8hr layover sleeping across seats in Delhi international, being accosted by Iraqis now living/working in Nepal (very friendly people but I found it hard to be chatty at 4am!), I finally touched down in Kathmandu. Lakhpa, our tour leader, soon spotted me amongst 10s of Nepalese
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