Yesterday was really special. A 'rest' day or more appropriately an acclimatisation day meant that we were to sleep in Khumjung for a second night. It is critical to have these days to avoid the problems of AMS that are inevitable in a group of this size. However, rest we did not. The morning saw us coaching cricket with the amazing children of The Hillary School in Khumjung. This is sure to be one of the highlights of the trip. It was great, at the end, to donate some cricket equipment courtesy of the Lord's Taverners. It's a real pleasure to be thanked by certain members of the expedition and told that that was the best day of their life (and this by 2pm!).
The afternoon saw us taking on a spectacular acclimatisation walk up to altitudes of 4100m. The return to Khumjung was followed by 'The Everest Factor', an inter-team singing competition that left our guides amused (or should that be bemused?!).
Todays grueling trek up Tengboche was rewarded by amazing views of Everest, a visit to a Buddhist Monastry and an impromptu game of cricket with Everest herself as a back-drop.
Like I say, only in the Himalayas!
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