Everest marathon 15th November

We both woke up a bit groggy this morning with a bit of a headache and queasiness. After breakfast I felt better but Menai was a bit under the weather as we set out for a gentle walk up to the Everest View Hotel. We were accompanied by some Sherpas one of whom, Nima, I had a long Nepali conversation with on the way up. He was lovely. We had great views of Ama Dablam, Lhotse and Everest. We had a nice cup of coffee in the sun with Nima and the others before coming down.  It was on this part that I discovered that my Hoka's were a bit lethal on the sandy gravel resulting in my slipping three times. Others suffered the same too. I walked with the young 20 year old Sherpa, Dawa who had been involved in two disasters on Everest in his short time in the business. After getting back to Namche we went back to the Everest Bakery for lunch. We wrote three postcards using Touchnote and met some nice American tourists from California. I went on the hunt for some grippier shoes and found some in one of the great shops here that seem to sell everything, some fake and some real.  We had dal bhat in the evening and a reasonably early night. Menai slept much better but my sleep was not so good.