Category: Adventure Travel in Nepal

To those that know me, it comes as no surprise that the animals I meet while traveling are always one of my highlights. But this one was really special. One that had me, a normally law-abiding citizen consider breaking it and risking a criminal record. One that touched the hearts of even non-cat lovers. I met him on my last and 12th day of hiking to Everest Base Camp with Yomads - check out my review here.  We had had incredible sunny weather for 11 days, but it turned on the last day.  It started out with just  a light mist, which was actually refreshing at first.  Then it turned into a downpour. I heard a meowing through the pounding rain long before I saw the scrawny black kitten with piercing yellow eyes.  I quickened my pace, wondering what was causing him so much distress. Was he injured? Sick? Starving to death? The worst case scenarios raced through my mind. He greeted me with a loud annoyed MEEOOOWWW, looking me straight in the eye, as if to say, Can you believe the indignity? I've been locked out!  IN THE RAIN.  STUPID HUMANS!!!!.  He was not sick. Not injured. Not starving to death, as his urgent meows had indicated. He was merely locked out. The fact he was not wet, protected from the downpour by the roof was of no consequence to him. I stayed with him for several minutes petting him trying to calm him down. But it was no use.  He wanted inside and became more annoyed when I didn't grant his request!  After spending about 10 minutes with him and his increasingly more aggitated meows, I attempted to break-in. If you're ever going to risk a criminal record, isn't an adorable meowing kitten locked out in the rain