Oct 27th, 2012 
We broke camp yesterday and continued traveling south after documenting the tiger kill site. We set up a camera trap pointing directly at the fallen calf, in hopes that the tiger will return in a day or two to finish feeding on the kill. I left Tsering and Dawa behind to monitor the camera trap and talk with a few more of the locals about tiger activity. We are now staying at the home of one of my Sherpa guides, about two hours walk from last night's camp site. I visited this family last year and was happy to know they have remembered me. They have made some improvements on their home since my last visit. Then, we had talked about the health dangers of having an open fire pit within the home. To my delight, they constructed a base level internal wood burning stove from which they cook on and draw heat. They also constructed a more enclosed outhouse and build a shower stall. They previously showered or bathed under a waterline in the open air. Needless to say, during the winter, a full body wash with cold water only took place on mild sunny days. An added bonus to their shower stall was heated water! They routed a water pipe from the spring into the house and through the wood burning stove, then back out to the shower, allowing them to bathe daily, if they wished. You can't imagine how much pleasure I received from being able to take a luke warm shower after camping out and cleaning up with cold mountain water for almost 20 days.

We had a bit of confusion this morning on when we are to return to Kathmandu. I would like to leave now, in order to hit the Chitiwan preserve before returning to the States. I had to send one of the Sherpa guide back into the jungle to clarify what I thought the plan was with Tsering, the guide who speaks the best English, on when we are heading back to Kathmandu. In any case, rest is great but this will be a day wasted.

Open fire pit, common within the homes of Sherpa people

Improvement on cooking facility