Friday 25 December

We are awakened by Malcolm's alarm. Too early. A mistake. I don't want leave my warm haven and fall back to sleep. When we get up for breakfast we find out that there was no success with the veggie omelet so pancakes where made instead. After breakfast we head out for a walk. We wander through the hillsides and see the terraced crops and the local homes. It's all very basic. At the top of a hill we rest in the sun. Many military personal come down the hill past us. Once they stop coming we head up the hill till we hit their camp and are told to go back. We have a short chat with the guard. We hear some gun shots. It must be a training exercise. We continue up and eventually hit the tower. It's a popular spot today we sit in the sun and enjoy our lunch and check out our map for future trips. We are pretty impressed by the accuracy of our offline map app. It shows lots of the small trails. We wonder how it was created. Back at the hotel we order dinner early as the hotel is full tonight then relax. Reading and watching TV. We go down for dinner but it's not ready so we go for a walk to warm up. When is ready dinner is great. As much as you can eat Nepali set. I love it. Runny lentil soup, rice, curry, pickled veggies and a few salad pieces. We huddle by the heater listening to Christmas music. We have super quick showers trying to warm up before the gas starts to decrease. I hope the gas lasts- or at least there is more if it does!