Goecha-La Trek Preparation

Day three in Gangtok and we are still in love. We feel right at home among the kind and helpful citizens of Sikkim. Tomorrow we will take another (hopefully not as treacherous) Jeep ride to the village of Yuksom where we will spend one night before heading off on a nine day trek to Goecha-La, the base camp of Mount Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. We are spending today gathering some warm hats, gloves and scarves but hope to fit in some tourism in Gangtok (we have heard there have been red panda sightings at the Himalayan Zoological Park near Ganesh Tok....perhaps we will have some photos next week) along the way. Our tour company, Blue Sky Tours and Treks, will provide an English speaking guide, porters (or "yak-men"), and a cook. Here's hoping we don't get hit with altitude sickness! Signing off for ten days. xoxo