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Main team - DIARY UPDATE FOR: DAY 6 SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2004 |
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| Another exceptionally frustrating day that still sees us sat in
Kathmandu. After last night's fantastic Jazz Concert, featuring
the exceptional Lewi Banks' Brotherhood and Sonia (Michael Parkinson
if you're reading this get them on your show) we rose early this
morning and headed back to the colourful mayhem of the Airport Domestic
Departures Terminal. After the obligatory 3 hour wait, we eventually boarded our "Cosmic Air" flight to Tumlingtar with some trepidation. After a quick sweety from the Air Hostess and some cotton wool for our ears we were soon bouncing around the taxi way, then lined up with the runway and got airborne. We climbed through the haze and headed East across brown terraced ridges intersected by deep gorges. The flight was not the smoothest we had experienced and our Dornier 228 was buffetted about by the turbulence. About half an hour into our journey, we were informed that the winds at Tumlingtar were too strong for us to land and we watched in disappointment as the compass needle swung back 180 degress and we headed back to Kathmandu. To the North we were given a tantalizing glimpse of the snow covered peaks of The Himalayas in the distance. It was a sombre team who once again boarded the bus and headed back to The Summit Hotel; there is no Jazz Festival tonight! The expedition leader discussed the options with Kit Spencer from Summit Trekking, particularly the option of making the journey by road. Unfortunately this is not an option as the journey would take a minimum of 3 days. Several phonecalls to the airline operator were made in an attempt to bring tomorrows scheduled flight forward in order to maximise our chances of reaching Tumlingtar. We will now leave the hotel at 0815 with a promised departure time of 0930. We await tomorrow's attempt with baited breath. |
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