Started at 6:00am. Initial climb was a little steep, then an enjoyable first 2 hours of undulating terrain with no other Trekkers on the path. We took a breakfast stop at a tea house, then a tough steep climb for 1 hr 20 min to Tengboche. Tengboche is famous for its monastery, and for being the last place you will see a tree or anything similar for the next couple of weeks. But we didn't stay long, and continued on to Pengboche, an up-and-down leg of the journey, at the end of which we found a cheap-but-functional tea house, which has now turned out to be very crowded with a large group of noisy Serbians enjoying a dice game in the dining area. ... It's now evening and the game continues, but we're sitting nearby anyway to make most of the warmth before dinner (the rooms are all made from plywood in these places and nowhere is warm other than inside a thick sleeping bag or next to a fireplace... The fires are all fuelled with yak dung, which is the only source of fuel above the t we line). We took a well-earned nap in the afternoon but it's left me feeling groggy, but at least the electricity has returned after a 3 hour power cut. Also on the positive side every tea house on this trek boasts a very similar menu including a wide range of delicious food and beverages all of which seem to be readily available. The prices weve been told increase with the altitude but so far very reasonable.
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