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Epic Travels (continued)
One of the most touching moments for me was our farewell dinner. This was our final meal together with our two guides, Tan- ka and Raz, and our two young sherpas. Before dinner, I spoke privately to our head guide Tanka and told him that I wanted to give him a separate special gift of an altimeter watch as a token of our appreciation. Tanka, who was so kind and humble, told me he already had an altimeter watch back home, but he knew the assistant guide, Raz, would greatly appreciate it as he did not have one. So that evening after we had dinner together, I presented the watch to Raz who felt very honored and grateful. Tanka snapped a
Dr. Foley presents Raz with a watch.
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great picture of Raz receiving the watch and being honored for all that he had done for us during our Base Camp adventure.
If you ever have the desire to take an epic and fairly challeng- ing trip, I would highly recommend considering the Mount Ever- est Base Camp trek. You will leave with unforgettable memories.
Guides, Raz and Tanka.
The Foley’s team hiking to the base camp.
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