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Namche to Phanga
Monday, 03 May 2010
The climb out of Namche was steep! The trail eventually became smooth and wide and lovely. It wound its way through the shade of blooming rhododendrons. Then the trail became steep again as we took the road toward Gokyo. We stopped on top of a hill in the little town of Mong, where we ate chocolate and drank milk tea. The next section was a steep down until we reached the town of Dole. We stayed at the Alpine Cottage Lodge. I did some Yoga, which was interesting at 13,300 ft (especially the handstands!)
For the first time I had a hard night sleeping. Every 5 breaths or so my heart would start racing. I kept waking up every 20 minutes or so through out the night. When the sun rose I got out of bed and did my morning meditation.
Reuben and I were both been craving long hikes, but we had to find the patience to acclimate properly. The next morning we hiked about 3 hours to the town of Phanga. It was a one-guest house town. There was a couple who had been living there for 5 years. They had a two year old girl, very cute. We stayed put in order to catch up on our oxygen. I did some Yoga, ate some food, played cards and scrabble. By 3pm I was chopping at the bit! When 8pm rolled around I was in bed. I was up at 5am. These mountains might turn me into a morning person after all.
We ate our standard breakfast of fried eggs, chapati, and milk tea. Then we started trekking in three inches of new snow. The sun came out and the snow quickly melted. We were eagerly on our way to Gokyo.
Posted: 05.03.2010
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