DAY 6 Dole (4090m) to Machhermo (4410m) We woke to find out half our hostels inhabitants were staying in bed and the others groaning about aches and pains. It seems overnight we had turned into a hospital ward. The South African couple had the runs and so did the English guy. Tom was complaining about some chest pains through the night and was uncertain if he should keep pushing up higher. Everything should be in balance so on the other hand Kat and I had a great...

DAY 5 Phortse Tenga (3680m) to Dole (4090m) We walked out of jail and went onwards and up, passing more yellow rhododendron forests and some mini waterfalls. Some of the path had been blasted out of the cliff face where it was to steep and steps had been made from large rocks, the steps were always uneven and different sizes. You could get your whole foot on some while just your toes of others. Today was a short day, we only walked for around three h...

DAY 4 Namche Bazaar(3420m) to Phortse Tenga(3680m) It was difficult to leave the bustle, the attractions, the good food and the hotels of Namche. From here on it would be back to small plywood thin hostel rooms and food that rarely involved more than three ingredients. We walked out of town and past a pile of mud bricks on the side of the street, I realised it was actually big piles of collected yak poo. They will get burnt in the fireplace of someone's home...

DAY 3 Namche Bazaar (3420m) to Everest View Hotel (3880m) to Khumjung (3800m) and back to Namche Today was an acclimatisation day. Its easy to gain altitude too quickly on the Gokyo trek and suffer from AMS (Acute Mountain sickness), so we will walk on a side trip and return to Namche to sleep at the same altitude, which helps your body to adjust. Today, we plan to visit the Everest view Hotel and a couple of Sherpa villages. We climb up to 3800m and stop...

DAY 2 Phakding (2652m) to Namche Bazaar(3420m) Firstly the reason a boiled egg is more expensive than a room is because of the distance that egg has travelled. It would have started life in a chicken farm and been carried into this region, the egg will be carried on mules or some poor porters back. Astronomical transport costs. Today is a day of climbing with a 1000m ascent to tackle. It was a beautiful trail that followed the Dudh Kosi river. Along the ri...