After breakfast and bottles filled we set off on route to Ghat. On route today we follow the contours alongside the Dudh Kosi Valley, walking below Lukla. After leaving the lodge we cross over the river and we are soon again climbing uphill and crossing high bridges.
Passing houses, children are outside. Not all of the children get the opportunity to go to school here but they are all really happy. Some of them have been getting really excited seeing Alistair and shout 'Nameste as you pass'.
You see the little ones getting bathed in basins outside, and like kids all around the world, they hate getting their hair washed.
On our journey we pass many Mani Walls.
Mani walls are long or short walls made of stone carved with mantras.The main purpose of these mani walls is to ask the gods to look after travelers and to protect settlements.
After a rest we set on a way again, and before long we were crossing a high bridge that recently had an avalanche fall across it.
We have arrived in Ghat about lunch time and see the tents we should have stayed in on Wednesday.
Lunch consists of cheese and tomato sandwiches, chicken sausage, potatoes and vegetables, and was really good.
You see the little ones getting bathed in basins outside, and like kids all around the world, they hate getting their hair washed.
On our journey we pass many Mani Walls.
Mani walls are long or short walls made of stone carved with mantras.The main purpose of these mani walls is to ask the gods to look after travelers and to protect settlements.
Some of the paths that we have walked have very steep drops at the side and when mules pass, it can be very nerve wracking.
We arrive in Cheplung 2660m mid morning where we at last join the path we were meant to be on, which was definitely a good feeling in a way.
I found toilets in the back of some buildings which were 'great'...two holes in a wooden floor in a shed with piles of leaves to cover. It was the first toilets in 4 days that did not smell!!
After a rest we set on a way again, and before long we were crossing a high bridge that recently had an avalanche fall across it.
We have arrived in Ghat about lunch time and see the tents we should have stayed in on Wednesday.
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We've been keeping our eyes on little bunny~feets Alistair as one of the local ladies keeps hugging him. We think she might want to bunny~nap him!! (Alistair is popular with everyone!! :)
(Pictured above - Our trek from now on...the original route that we have now caught up too!)
Since hitting the proper trail path, you can definitely notice the difference in the fact that it's a lot more touristy.
After lunch, and 30 minutes sitting out in the sun, we head off out for Monjo. Once again it's a steep climb but because of the steady pace it's fine.
Poor Rachel was suffering a bit this morning but our guide Roy gave her some antibiotics to prevent problems from getting worse.
Before we crossed this bridge we had to wait on a herd of dzopko (a
yak-cow crossbreed while a yak is a full-blood long haired male) coming off.
Next is Phakding at a height of 2610m and a busy little place, before passing through the tiny settlement of Benkar at 2700m. From Benkar we trekked through forests before arriving in Monjo at 2850m, our rest spot for the night where we will be staying in tents.
We have crossed the Dudh Kosi seven times over high and long suspension bridges. We've been finding this fun but it does increase some nerves within the group.
Nobody has been hurt today but there's lots of aching feet and a couple of blisters. Roy and I are doing good and keeping up front.
Our guides and sherpas all seem to be a lot more relaxed now that we are following the schedule, although we won't get our rest day at Namche where we walk 4 hard hours tomorrow.
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