Well slept and rested. Breakfast on the way. Rained last night hence should be a clear day. Full moon as I mentioned. Excited to be hitting Namche soon.
2690 meters, Benkgar Guest House. Approx 11 am
First tea break of the day. Rhododendrons on the way and a well lit path. Spotted Mt Thamserku on the way. At 6600 meters appros it is quite an imposing peak on the trail. See a lot of helicopters to and fro BC and Namche Bazar. A sign here says we’re halfway between Lukla and Namche (4 hours each way) and then cheekily adds it depends on walking speed. I am avoiding the tea for now but doing well on the fluid intake. (pee and tell). Will probably email the world from Namche Bazar!
3395 meters, Namche Bazar, 1600 hours
700 metres+ gained in less than 7 hours. Feels geekily good. We had a fair shower getting into Namche and it was a wonderful chance to test my waterproof equipment. Well at least the top jacket and the bag cover. I think I am well served! The children, as always in the hills, are pick cheeked and sweet. Yesterday as I whipped out my camera to catch a girl with the cat she was cuddling she promptly shouted “No pic-chah!”. I got some of my own back today when I shook hands with a young boy, flashed the camera at him and he had me surprised when he posed promptly at attention for the picture, had a quick look and then bobbed away down the mountain. I wish we’d swapped names. Also – if you hold you a hand the kids high five you and them scamper away. Charming
2121 hours, post dinner
Post shower and a well deserved tea at Namche bazaar done we took a quick stroll around Namche Bazaar. Its a bustling place with shops, trekkers and porters. The mountain views of he surrounding peaks even from the village itself are splendid.
Tomorrow is another day at Namche. We are trekking out till lunch and then have the afternoon to relax and recoup. We see our first sight of Everest (think we missed one of the way up from Namche due to rain and clouds). We will also see Ama Dablam for the first time.
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