Three Passes Trek Day 10

Three Passes Trek Day 10 (Nov 7) - Dingboche to Chukhung Dingboche to Chukhung was a short leg that only took is 1:30min, which we did before breakfast. But there was no point in going further as we have to stay here and do some acclimatisation walks. It's a little higher here and freezing cold. We already changed room once for a room that catches some more sun. So here's a few observations from today (And a kind of beginners exercise in descriptive writing):

Today I've seen a frozen river intertwined with free-flowing water, the H2O thus forming itself int both rocks and water to create a unique display of icy rapids, like something invented for a fairytale Christmas display. I also saw a flock of black birds with yellow beaks soaring above, the highest altitude birds I've ever seen. Who knows what they feed on at these heights where little grows in the way of flora (or fauna). I've heard people talking, discussing, negotiating in 10languages at Oce - Nepali, Tibetan Sherpa dialect, English, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew, German, Swedish, Polish, etc. etc. All talking at once, all trying to be heard. I've seen trekkers dressed in modern trekking gear and wearing Nepali hats and Sherpas dressed in traditional clothing wearing baseball caps (and everything in between). I've heard (and felt) the icy wind blowing against my ears, nose and hands. I've tasted and consumed ginger tea, coffee, masala tea, freezing cold and warm water, eggs, rice, Dahl and vegetables. I've felt the chill of a cold room and the warmth of a warm room where the windows capture the sun rays. I've seen tall and medium sized mountains, standing proudly and humbly, bearing snow, craggy tops, steep slopes, gentle inclines, landslides, elevated lakes, minimal vegetation, and bearing humans, yaks and other creatures, ferrying them from place to place on their winding paths. I've seen people reading, writing, eating, thinking, laughing, travelling, sitting, being active and feeling the stillness. I've felt the magnificence of the Himalayas and the splendour of its peaks that lives within us all (other than that it was just another average day).