Namche Bazar and going well so far!

Hi all,
Are we working for our sponsor money or what?! Today we trekked from Phakding to Namche Bazar. The 7-hour trek took us a further 840m up into the Himalayas. Going was VERY tough at times, especially as it was so warm. We battled on and made it OK :)
Jen found the latter part of today's walk particularly tough as she's only just getting over a cold, and as the air thins and the dust increases, breathing can become somewhat labourous. Not that I found it easy - I must confess to using Jen slightly for extra breaks along the route!
Random moment of the day was meeting a woman who works for ActionAid, my chosen beneficiary charity for this trip. She was rather chuffed to see someone marching up the mountain in one of their t-shirts!
We spend tonight and tomorrow night here at Namche Bazar. Tomorrow is a rest day, although how you can say a 4hr trek further up the mountain (+400m) and back down again is a rest, I don't know. But it's all part of the big plan to make sure we are sufficiently acclimatised to the altitude before we press on. It's only 7000ft more until we reach Base Camp :D
Aside from Jen's lingering cold, I think it's fair to say we are both in really good spirits. The food so far has been amazing. I dare say I'm eating better here than I do at home! The Buffalo cutlet and chips last night was particularly delicious :D
Anyways, it's time for us to toddle back off down to the lodge (even the internet cafe was up yet another hill lol) for dinner. A double vodka and coke awaits. And yes it's just one. At base camp half a can of lager get's you smashed, so I'm sure the double vodka will do me just fine for now.
Please do remember to keep the sponsorship money coming in. Like I mentioned earlier, we are certainly working bloody hard for it!!
Jen's sponsorship page is http://www.justgiving.com/everestbasecamp09 and mine is http://www.myactionaid.org.uk/SteSmith
Thanks again for all your support and wish us luck for the rest of the trek!
Ste & Jen