However, the 3rd lake is even more beautiful than the 2nd. Gokyo(4800m) is just beside the 3rd lake. I reached Gokyo Resort at 10.40am. We had the room facing the lake, the view was fantastic. Photo on right is taken from the room.
12.00pm sharp, we would like to climb up Gokyo Ri(5400m) as planned. It was a chilly afternoon. The weather was not good. When we just started the journey, we saw the England trekker who we met at Dole, went down from Gokyo Ri. She told us that the visibility at the summit was poor due to the cloudy weather. So, we abandoned the trek to Gokyo Ri. Teck Long, Hai Poh and I decided to go back to the lodge for rest. Peng Meng, Foung Yee, Kok Ming, Dee and Sui Jing proceed to trek to 4th lake.
1.30pm, it started to snow. We wondered when the others will be back. Around 2.30pm, Sui Jing, Dee and Peng Meng came back to the lodge. Foung Yee and Kok Ming didn’t come back with them. They had decided to go further to 5th lake. For the next few hours, it snowed heavily. The restaurant was crowded. We sat at a corner and watching the world outside turn white.
3.30pm, we still didn’t see Kok Ming and Foung Yee. The snow was getting heavier. Hai Poh was very worried and nearly set up a rescue team to look for them. He had no mood to do anything, kept on looking out the window anxiously. An hour later, I went outside with Hai Poh and Dee. It was still snowing. But we ignored it as we were too excited with our first few inches of snow. We took pictures and played with the snow balls. Teck Long joined us after a while.
Suddenly, Hai Poh spotted 3 persons from far and he quickly ran to them. Guess who? It’s Kok Ming, Foung Yee and Man (trekking guide). When asking about their journey back, Man said he’s dying. Kok Ming said it’s fun and exciting. Foung Yee said the snow kept on flying in her mouth, poor visibility and can only recognize the trail by mani stones. We were glad that they had returned safely.
Back to story of Kok Yuen, we couldn’t find him at Gokyo. The owner of the Gokyo Resort claimed that he was here 2 days ago. Foung Yee made a call to Everest Hotel at Namche Bazaar. The hotel told us that Kok Yuen stayed there but was not in the hotel at the moment. Around 7.30pm, the lodge owner told us that there was a call for Foung Yee. It was from Kok Yuen. The line was unclear, they didn’t talk much. We will meet him at Lhabarma tomorrow. Kok Yuen was separated from team for a week. Where had he been? We were very eager to find out.
The temperature dropped to -5 degree Celsius in the room yesterday night. Forcing ourselves out of the sleeping bag and changing clothes was quite torturing. I woke up at 5.30am, seeing thin layer of snow had covered the roof and the land. We started the trek to Gokyo at 7.45am. At 9.00am, I saw the first lake of Gokyo. Half an hour later, second lake came into view. The first lake is quite small and the second lake is bigger. I stopped to photograph this beautiful turquoise colored lake. (photo on left)
However, the 3rd lake is even more beautiful than the 2nd. Gokyo(4800m) is just beside the 3rd lake. I reached Gokyo Resort at 10.40am. We had the room facing the lake, the view was fantastic. Photo on right is taken from the room. 
12.00pm sharp, we would like to climb up Gokyo Ri(5400m) as planned. It was a chilly afternoon. The weather was not good. When we just started the journey, we saw the England trekker who we met at Dole, went down from Gokyo Ri. She told us that the visibility at the summit was poor due to the cloudy weather. So, we abandoned the trek to Gokyo Ri. Teck Long, Hai Poh and I decided to go back to the lodge for rest. Peng Meng, Foung Yee, Kok Ming, Dee and Sui Jing proceed to trek to 4th lake.
1.30pm, it started to snow. We wondered when the others will be back. Around 2.30pm, Sui Jing, Dee and Peng Meng came back to the lodge. Foung Yee and Kok Ming didn’t come back with them. They had decided to go further to 5th lake. For the next few hours, it snowed heavily. The restaurant was crowded. We sat at a corner and watching the world outside turn white. 
3.30pm, we still didn’t see Kok Ming and Foung Yee. The snow was getting heavier. Hai Poh was very worried and nearly set up a rescue team to look for them. He had no mood to do anything, kept on looking out the window anxiously. An hour later, I went outside with Hai Poh and Dee. It was still snowing. But we ignored it as we were too excited with our first few inches of snow. We took pictures and played with the snow balls. Teck Long joined us after a while.
Suddenly, Hai Poh spotted 3 persons from far and he quickly ran to them. Guess who? It’s Kok Ming, Foung Yee and Man (trekking guide). When asking about their journey back, Man said he’s dying. Kok Ming said it’s fun and exciting. Foung Yee said the snow kept on flying in her mouth, poor visibility and can only recognize the trail by mani stones. We were glad that they had returned safely.
Back to story of Kok Yuen, we couldn’t find him at Gokyo. The owner of the Gokyo Resort claimed that he was here 2 days ago. Foung Yee made a call to Everest Hotel at Namche Bazaar. The hotel told us that Kok Yuen stayed there but was not in the hotel at the moment. Around 7.30pm, the lodge owner told us that there was a call for Foung Yee. It was from Kok Yuen. The line was unclear, they didn’t talk much. We will meet him at Lhabarma tomorrow. Kok Yuen was separated from team for a week. Where had he been? We were very eager to find out. 
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