Deboche to Dingboche

We've now turned off the main Everest route for a couple of days to help with our acclimatisation. Unfortunately though it means we've lost the mobile signal so I'm having to use the sat phone. The bandwidth is very limited so there won't be any photos. Sorry! Best news of the day is its been five hours since my last paracetamol and I'm feeling ok so hopefully over whatever the bug was. In fact speaking to others over breakfast who had been ill earlier, they reported feeling better. We've just had lunch and it's so cold Bruno and I are in our bedroom inside our sleeping bags with our hats on trying to keep warm as the snow settles outside. The room temperature is five degrees C ie about the temperature of your fridge! This morning at Pangboche we had a blessing from Lama Geshe. We will be having another one once we get to BC from a younger Lama. He is now in his seventies and unable to make the journey. So here is today's ' thought for the day ' brought to you from Lama Geshe at 4300m.

Give up all intentions to harm others from your heart
And do your best to benefit them all
If each and everyone feels the universal responsibility to do so,
We will all enjoy the feast of peace.

Blessing

Following the blessing Llama Geshe kindly gave us all a card. Apparently everyone who has carried this card to the summit has returned safely. Needless to say we all intend to carry it!