Becky woke up with another fever, upset stomach and absolutely no appetite so I finally convinced her to start taking her Zythromax. There was no more slack in the schedule after our half-day yesterday so we needed to get her feeling better fast so we could start hitting the stops on the itinerary to have enough time for our acclimatization days higher up. Our temporary porter had hung with us till Boghara, but finally headed home. This made everyone’s loads pretty bad. Fortunately Ongchhu and Nima were both willing to carry more than most guides and cooks are willing to carry. Becky was too weak to take any weight, but I wanted to help with the load so I took the tent. That 14lb pig of a tent didn’t exactly make my frameless Go-Lite pack carry all that well, but it was only for a day. Nima hefted my pack at lunch and said ‘good carry’…maybe that meant I was doing an okay job.
Amazingly, we made it to Dobang. High fives all around for humping the heavy loads and Becky was a real trooper for keeping a solid pace despite her bug. There were a few large buildings in Dobang that all the porters were staying in while the clients tented it. Rain again in the late afternoon, fortunately all our gear was in the tent before the sky really opened up.
When we arrived, some locals were butchering a goat. Nima asked if we wanted any with dinner, but given Becky’s currently fragile stomach, we stuck with the usual fare, but all the porters took advantage of the extra protein! Becky’s appetite had returned though and she put in a special request for Nima’s chicken soup and dal bhat. Nima really outdid himself this night. After telling us earlier in the day that bananas might help Becky’s stomach feel better, he showed up at our tent that night after dinner with a freshly made banana pie. Becky couldn’t eat much of it that night, but we saved some for breakfast the next morning.
...the next day
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Banana pie for dessert!
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