Chatted with Elbi about cold cures and they have the same ones in Nepal as we do. No dairy or acids, but also suprisingly, no fish. Stopped at our first safe water drinking station and it definitely tasted better than the iodized/SteriPen water we were creating.
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| Hydropower was how almost all the towns generated their electricity. |
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| Town of Yak Kharka |
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| Sign says it all |
Mount views were getting a bit harder to enjoy amidst raging cold and self-diagnosed Giardia. Elbi talked to a horse porter from his region who said don't book the horse through the hotel, do it on the trail for cheaper. I was glad to see the good ol' buddy system is universal. Spent a nice lazy afternoon reading and staying warm in the sun then had a yak cheese pizza for dinner.
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| For 14,000 feet it's a damn fine sight, and it was even better than some pizza joints I've had. |
