Finally made it to Mingmar Sherpa's mother's house--Mingmar is currently our Sherpa on the ground in New York and replaced Gombu upon his return to Nepal. The logistics were not working out and I was getting panicked that I would offend her by not making her house one of my first stops. Gombu assured me that once I made the effort I was covered under Sherpa rules of conduct but I am glad it finally turned in to a real meeting this morning--She served myself and Gomba a typical "granny" breakfast: two eggs sunnyside up and tea with Yak butter--yep, tastes like it sounds!
Alot of nodding and smiling and some translation by Gombu. We are joining her at a restaurant for dinner either tonight or tomorrow night and Gombu told me to be prepared for a big crowd as word has gone out that Mingmar's boss is in town. This is when I truly need CW to save the day--her charm appeal is much greater than mine...
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