I was woken in the early hours by a dog constantly barking for a solid 10 minutes, I managed to doze off shortly only to be woken again by a monk banging a gong at the monastery. I looked out the window to see two dogs being chased by a couple of horses around the square. I guess they too were fed up with the barking!
The way to Namche was easy, we descended further into the valley passing the point where I was almost trampled by the Yak train. Crossing rope bridges and passing through the small villages from a week ago. Before long we were back in Namche Bazaar, offloading our packs at the teahouse.
Me and Pete did a bit of souvenir shopping, picking up an authentic Sherpa hat and a prayer wheel. I tried my hand at haggling and managed to get a 100 Rupees of the price! I was well chuffed with myself at getting this big discount, but when I converted into British Pounds, it was 85 pence!
After food, a few of us went to a little bar down a back street, accessed by a narrow staircase. To Pete’s delight, they had the Man Utd game on a small TV behind the bar. We spent the night drinking and swapping stories of our adventures, way in to the early hours. Pete had become quite inebriated after moving from the beer to whiskey and coke.
As we walked back through the now deserted streets lined with sleeping stray dogs, Pete thought he had lost his camera and began frantically searching for it, to my amusement, as it was attached to his belt!
We made it safely back to our rooms where I was struggling to keep my eyes open. Being tired from the walking and the high altitude, made the beer act as a sleeping tonic. I only had 4 small cans of Everest lager and I was falling asleep!
Stu's Camino 