Rain! Lots of it. All on the one day I chose to pack my rain jacket away for a lighter day pack. Still, it was warm and the food at Moon Light Lodge in Namche was great as always, including the Snickers Roll, which is Nepal's answer to the battered Mars bar. Our lie in lasted until around 8am, when even my ear plugs gave in to the sound generated in the restaurant room next door. All the rooms in this region are basically separated with plywood, which is about 5...

Bloody knackered. That's what I am. It's 2pm and I'm already fighting the urge to sleep for hours, hence me writing this. Gez failed in his fight, and I'm pretty sure that when I get to a computer to upload some photos you'll see proof of that! So let's start from the beginning. Up at 4am to sort out what stuff I'm bringing with me on the trek. Out at 5am to catch a plane and being preyed upon by people at the airport "helping us with our bags" (for a ...