Jhola to Paiyu - 11,142ft

Today was really nice, it was hot earlier in the day but we mostly walked next to the river for quite a while. After our brief lunch of roti with jam, we started walking again. All of a sudden the clouds came in and there was a light drizzle which made the trip really pleasant. Soon after we got to the campsite it started raining and we spent most of the evening inside just relaxing for the next day. This is still the land of un-named peaks, basically anything less the 7,000meters is not worth a mention.

Most groups spend a rest day at Paiyu to acclimatize; as a junction point its suppose to be a happening place. When there are enough tourists, porters play drums, sing and dance. But this has been a really bad year for tourism, there are only four groups of 2-3 members each and the campsite is mostly empty. A tour guide told us that before 9/11 the place used to be packed and the big operators used to have fixed tents. Those were the good old days.