The plan for the day was either Italian basecamp or Salagiri, which was a couple hours closer. As we hiked up we ran into a few porters heading home who said Italian basecamp was rather crowded with a few large guided groups, so rather than be squeezed for space, we stopped early.
We passed through pine, bamboo, and rhododendron forest with ground cover primarily of ferns and lots of moss on everything. It actually reminded us a lot of home! Just as we got to camp the clouds started spitting and by dinnertime it was pouring rain. The rain was worse than it had ever been. The floor of the tent was getting a bit wet in the corners and we were happy that the porters were staying in the nearby shelter with a fire instead of the thin, floorless, cook tent. We finally got to sleep around 9:30 as the hail, thunder, and lightning finally let up.
...the next day
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