Helen woke up today with lips like Leslie Ash's trout pout and puffy eyes. We had a last minute change of plans after talking with the other groups as we learnt that everyone was heading back to Namche Bazar while we were only going back to Tengboche. We decided to head back to Namche Bazar (better hotel! And clean toilets) the result is that two days of trekking was crammed into one and it was evident that our guide and porter were not happy. Oops. Both of us ...

Right, Day two of our trek. We trekked from Phakding to Namche Bazar which is a traditional Sherpa village that lies at 3440m. After a good nights sleep and a hearty breakfast we set off for Jorsale where we had lunch. We did a 3.5 hour trek both before and after lunch and I thought that the day was going to kill me as it was constantly uphill (no flat or downhill!), and every time we went up I was constantly thinking 'when is this ever going to stop?'. It was ...