Arrived at Namche Bazaar - the first really hard climb of the trek. After hours of trekking through valleys and steep rock staircase paths, we finally arrived in Namche, ready to drop! Note: Tibetan bread (with honey) is fantastic. When next in Tibet/Nepal, you must try it ;) At this altitude, we need to stay a day to acclimatise, so tomorrow will be spent walking round the local area, visiting the Edmund Hillary School, before coming back to Namche for the n...

From Lukla, we trekked along to Phakding. Google maps doesn't seem to recognise this place so we'll have to stay at Lukla for the time being... The main traffic is Yaks carrying baggage uphill to the Mountain resorts. Hot water has now officially ended...