Thursday 24 December The alarm doesn't go off. When Malcolm checks his phone it's dead and about 6:30am not the 5:30 am we were excepting. The cold weather has devastating, draining effects on phone batteries we've discovered! Malcolm decides to walk up the hill a bit anyway and see what he can see. I stay cozy in my bed. It's one of the only times I don't have to think about being cold! Malcolm orders breakfast in his way back to our room. I have one goal for ...

Wednesday 23 December It's a better night. And the power is still on! There is a thick white frost, Malcolm wonders if it's snow at first. We go down for breakfast. It's a total vegetarian and alcohol free establishment. The owner told us last night that many ppl don't appreciate this! Well, it is on the booking sites. And town and meat are a short walk. It's pretty clear so we head up the hill to get more views. On the way back we see little coloured birds: bl...

Tuesday 22 December We do survive the night. Getting out is not appealing! But, I actually think it's colder inside than out. We go down for breakfast and meet an English man who has done the base camp tramp. 10 days. It's a big commitment! Breakfast doesn't look much, but is surprisingly filling. Once were done we head back to our room. We lend our charger to the English man. He left his in Kathmandu. I warm up under the covers and do some research. The wifi is...

Monday 21 December I wake up and I know I haven't escaped all of Malcolm's cold. Oh dear. It's 7 years today since we got married. Where has the time gone! We slowly get up and moving. We decide to take advantage of the hot showers. Malcolm goes to buy some food and get money out for the trip. I'm pretty much sorted by the time he returns. We eat some of his bakery finds then head out to the bus stop. We spot more puppies, different from yesterday. What kind of...

Sunday 20 December We decide to do some sight seeing today. I want to go via hot breads for some savouries first. Then we stop at a travel shop. They are they cheapest we've seen for the 3 day hike we would like to do. the man is a bit confusing in his information so we end up not confirming anything. I check out some gifts and things along the way. It's a good idea to compare prices. There is a surprising difference for the same items in different stores. We l...