After a few hours of trekking downhill we reach Phungi Thanga, a small village at the foot of the valley and our crossing point for the Dudh Kosi River for last time on the journey to EBC. It was a good point to stop for lunch, albeit a little earlier than usual, as it gave us time to prepare ourselves for the 2-3 hours of solid uphill climb ahead of us to reach Tengboche. Lunch was fairly uninspiring, as was the teahouse it was served from, and was particularly cold. I think we all were glad to get our rucksacks on and start walking again after lunch to warm - something which 20 mins later we probably disagreed with given the arduous nature of the climb we were already on. Given how warm Namche was, the
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