Above Manang

Today was our acclimatization day, i.e. "day of rest." I managed to sleep in until 8, then ate the "cheese breakfast." What better way to start the day than with delicious yak cheese! Then a little laundry, a veggie burger lunch, then TP rounded us up for a little climbin'. It's better to climb high, and sleep low, so he wanted us to climb 250 m up to a monastery. TP seemed a bit confused, and led us up a very faint trail. I seemed to be breathing a bit heavier than every one else, but otherwise felt OK. We got pretty hight, but it was thundering, so we headed back down to beat the rain. TP led us the wrong way, so we had to slide down on our asses.

Then a hot shower (solar powered to save wood), a yak cheese quesadia for dinner (strange but delicious in its own way), and some reading. As usual, I'm incredibly tired. It's 8 pm, but feels like 1 am. So early to bed again.