Day 6 - Acclimatization Day in Dingboche

I've been having lots of strange dreams thanks to the malaria medication I am taking and all the sleep I am getting. Lots about Frank, old jobs and friends, dreaming that I am in Canada when I am supposed to be in Nepal.

Today we stayed in Dingboche to acclimatize. We did a day hike that took us up to 5000m. I quit part way up the hike because I had no energy and wanted to save it for the next day. I made it up about 200 m and then turned back. I sat in the sun and read my book. I also watched the lodge owner try and hook up a radio antenna.

I'm also losing my appetite. I hardly ever finish all my food at meals. I pass my leftovers on to the boys in the room and it gets eaten anyway. The altitude sickness medication is also giving me tingly fingers and toes. I really miss my chiropractor. I need him to realign my hip and knee.

The people we have met on the trip are awesome. There is Alex from England, Aaron from Washington DC, Christofer from Sweden, Kimi from Toronto, Elron from BC and Peter from England. Tonight we sat around the lodge talking. Christofer has the best questions for Aaron, the american. He loves the movie Borat. Aaron is a lawyer and was talking about the death penalty and how the US just stopped killing kids and retards. Christofer misunderstood and thought the US just stopped killing retards and children all together.