Pangboche to Dinboche – In the Rain

I had a poor sleep due to my lungs being uncomfortable and I had a bad case of the runs last night and this morning. I’ve taken some Imodium donated by Senor Kilby (I’ve no idea why I call him that) and it seems to have settled down so it might have been a flash in the pan! Sorry about the pun but it wasn’t pleasant so I won’t poo poo it.

The cloud was low but the temperature was ok and we set off in shorts and quickly took off waterproof jackets to walk in the light rain in t shirts. After an hour looking down the valley we could make out Pangboche.

Our guide Nir has been courting four Americans as potential future punters and he has exclusive use of my iPad when he’s carrying it.

The year is moving on and Autumn is beginning to paint its colours on the trees. Although we are coming close to the tree line, beyond which only the occasional stunted hardy pine is seen. And without tree cover the ground is prone to landslides and erosion.

After two and a half hours we arived here in Dingboche, at 14,500 feet and even thinner air. We’re on a rest day tomorrow so we’re using it to get acclimatised to a higher altitude by climbing a local hill and coming down again. It works.

Bala has stayed in Namche Bazar as he is getting better pay on construction there so Amar is our only porter. He is carrying quite a load but he can carry a lot more apparently. I tried the load. Chuffing hell!

I’ll leave it to the expert.

Night night.