However rewinding to Monday evening, problems began for me when I lost my appetite soon after ordering dinner. I went to bed not feeling well at all and woke up in the middle of the night feeling quite sick. I won't post the details here, but it wasn't a pleasant night for either myself or PaulD who was sleeping right next to me. It seems that I caught the same bug that PaulT had and which could have come from anywhere. On Tuesday morning I couldn't eat breakfast but felt OK enough to walk. So off we headed to Namche Bazaar with the first couple of hours continuing to follow the Dudh Koshi river. This section was quite undulating and passed through a number of small villages and crossed the river by suspension bridge several times. After lunch (I still couldn't eat), we made the final crossing of the river and headed uphill for the final climb to Namche. It was at this point that having not eaten for 24hrs started to take its toll and I really struggled on this climb. The climb offers great views of the valley below, 
and by 2pm I had finally made it to our lodge for the evening. By this stage I could stomach some softdrink which at least allowed me to replace some energy. Then it was just a case of relaxing for the rest of the afternoon. By evening I was feeling a bit better and had kept a reasonable amount of dinner down. So it was then off to bed after a very hard day's walk, and hopefully feeling better in the morning.
and by 2pm I had finally made it to our lodge for the evening. By this stage I could stomach some softdrink which at least allowed me to replace some energy. Then it was just a case of relaxing for the rest of the afternoon. By evening I was feeling a bit better and had kept a reasonable amount of dinner down. So it was then off to bed after a very hard day's walk, and hopefully feeling better in the morning.On Wednesday we were greeted with a magnificent blue sky and fantastic views across the valley. The first picture shows this view from our lodge, with Namche below us. After a light breakfast (I am still taking it easy), we headed into town to sample the local bakery and its coffee. It wasn't anything special, but still quite nice to have a reasonable coffee at 3,400m. As part of our relaxing day arou
nd Namche, the four of us went on a short hike up to a ridge about 400m above the village which gives trekkers their first view of Mt Everest. That's me in front of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam wearing my Collingwood Premiership cap (as promised), as well as drumming up local support for the Australian 3-days Orienteering carnival at Frazzle Rock next Easter (no takers yet).
nd Namche, the four of us went on a short hike up to a ridge about 400m above the village which gives trekkers their first view of Mt Everest. That's me in front of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam wearing my Collingwood Premiership cap (as promised), as well as drumming up local support for the Australian 3-days Orienteering carnival at Frazzle Rock next Easter (no takers yet).On returning to Namche we had lunch before wandering around the village and taking it easy for the rest of the day before we hit the track again tomorrow. We climb another 1,500m over the next three days so it will be tough few days as we continue to gain elevation.
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