Everest marathon 22nd November

A rest day today with Bed tea after 7. I got up early and did the washing in freezing water to make sure we could get it dry during the day. Most of is was dry apart from the socks. After breakfast and a bit of personal administration Heather, Menai and I set off up the Machermo valley for a little walk. We still puffed on the uphill even though we have been at this altitude or higher for 4 days. It was very peaceful and we stopped at a rock where we had a  good view of Everest. On the rock there were the remains of a dead bird and nearby there were foot prints we did not recognise.  We took photos and the Sherpas of course said it was a Yeti but the rescue centre doctors thought it was a fox. We got back in time for lunch and the afternoon was spent washing and sorting out our stuff for a possibly early morning start. Menai want for a shower and I went to the river. I did manage to wash my hair using the solar camping shower we had brought with us. This evening I have to give a talk about the Gurkhas - twice.