Terminal Travel

Gee, I guess I get to write this post again.  I was about finished when my tablet dumped it.  I shouldn't be surprised.  It is a qurter to three.  We are still in the terminal at Kathmandu waiting to hear if our flight is canceled for the day.  It seems the airstrip at Lukla is small, at the edge os a cliff and has no radar.  Flights in and out are by visual control only.  So here we sit.  Since 6AM.  We are now very well acquainted with this small terminal:  one book stand, one snack shop, one small canteen.  Part of our group appears to have made the first flight.  This is one of the challenges of travel in the high mountains.  In the likely event we end up cancelled we will head back to hotels and try again tomorrow.  If the visibility is still too sketchy tomorrow we may be offered the option of going to helocopter.  That would be a $500 upcharge.  I am not a huge fan of that prospect. 

So this day has proven a challenge to many in the group.  Some are anxious and a bit unhappy.  Some​ take it in stride.  One friend considering her options... rather than a copter and compressed trekking schedule she is thinking of filing a travel insurance claim for the trip and heading to Myanmar.  That may not be a bad option. 

So what have we learned so far today?  The weight allowances are not strictly enforced.  My bags weighed 15.2 kg, my friend MJ's were 16 but another friend's were under 11.   

UPDATE:  Sitting in the room of a hotel in Thamal.  Yup, the flight was cancelled.  We have a meeting tonight at 18:30 to find out about tomorrow and Plan B should the weather in Lukla continue to be uncooperative.  Wish us luck!