After a quick trip to the toilet, she joined the rest of the men who were sitting on a fieldstone wall under the trees. The Frenchmen were chatting among themselves in their flowing language and laughing at some comment one of them had made. The Italians were quiet, each occupied with his own thoughts. Frank was talking with Sully, asking him questions about CERN as Greg listened in. Aldan nibbled an apple as he sat beside Toby and Jakob, who were rummaging around in their backpacks. Sherpa Dave stood off to the side with Sangye looking out over the hillside beside them.
A little way off, a Tibetan woman wearing a woolen tunic with red and blue stripes on a background of black was selling apples and mangos to the weary trekkers coming up the trail. Sarah went over to her and bought a coup
