Walking

We all seemed a bit unmotivated today. Maybe because it's hard to get enough sleep due to the noise of Nepli hotels. Maybe it's because Tak Pun wasn't feeling well. He's our leader and sets our pace, and even though he wore a huge pack, we walked behind him at a very slow pace.

Luckily, today was an easy day, and we only walked about four hours. Even though we climbed 600 m, same as yesterday, there were no descents, so it was much easier. We also seemed to dodge the crowds. Right after leaving Tal, the crowds of Israelis raced past us. We had lunch between towns, so no tourists were there, and there's nobody staying in the little Tibetan village we're at.

Not only has it gotten considerably colder, the villages are starting to have Tibetan touches, like stone archways over the trail, and prayer wheels. There's still not much to see in the villages. There's usually a stone wall along the trail, then some houses. You can walk through in 5 minutes.

The scenery is nice. Still not too many snow peaks, but we walked high up on the side of a deep valley. We saw eagles and vultures soaring about.

Tomorrow we should reach 3000 m, the danger point for Acute Mountain Sickness.