I'm still sitting and sipping at the lodge looking at a very significant piece of real estate. Dughla is located at the terminal moraine of the Khumbu glacier - and you're looking at it. That means we're closing in on Everest. The shot is deceptive. The moraine is a lot steeper and higher than it looks here - believe me. A word about my health on the trek - I never experienced any altitude sickness up to this point or after or any G.I. problems. Interestingly, though, because of the cold, dry weather, the skin on the tip of my left thumb split and no matter how much I medicated or creamed it, it refused to heal. It wasn't until I descended to a much lower elevation that it healed.