Shivering in the lodge

Since lunch I've written the two previous posts which have taken me about two hours to bash out on a second hand iPhone I bought for the trip. 

Three of the guys are playing cards, David's asleep in the corner and I'm sat here shivering - the movement of my right index figure is unfortunately unable to generate sufficient heat to keep me warm so I'll probably retire shortly to the warmth of my sleeping bag. 

Below are a couple of things that haven't fitted into previous posts Since moving above Deboche we've left the tree line behind and now the land consists of dry arid scrub. The monsoon season will soon be here (hopefully after our summit attempt) which will breath some life into the fields. Today on the way down from our climb the dust/ sand was so fine it reminded me of my childhood and the sand at Rhosneiger on Anglesey. 

The days seem to fall into a fairy regular pattern ie early up, walk until lunchtime and then the afternoon is free. Today I'm doing my utmost to avoid an afternoon siesta as I find I don't sleep as well at night (that's why your being subjected to three posts today!). We usually have dinner at 6.30 so by 8.30 most people are in their sleeping bags which can make for a long night. 

It's now snowing again outside so I am about to go to my room, crawl into my bag and read my Kindle. Now I've never been a fan of one of these but for trip like this it is fantastic as you can bring so many titles along. The drawback is we can't swap books amongst the team. Having said that I can furtively read ' the ultimate guide to train spotting' without any abuse!

The toilets don't get any better