Well we are more prepared that what we thought with our kit purchases as Simon and myself did not need to go to the hire shop, which is good to know. So we were first down for dinner and orderd our meals first, joined by the others half hour later. Then our meals arrived 15 minutes after everyone elses! We then decided to get some water for the dehydration packs, well I did for me, Simon is going with straightforward tap water. I am not sure I can risk my stomach on tap water so we leave dinner in search of a supermarket but to no avail, all shut, so I have no choice but to pay bar price back at the hotel, I cannot believe that I have just bloody paid 12 QUID for 2 litres of water! Si, I think we are in the wrong business! We also get accosted by the armand and get frog marched back into the restaurant we forgot to pay for our drinks! Not a good start!
We are now back in our room. Going to check the kit for one last time, phone Rachel and the boys and then try and get some sleep before a 7 am start, We have an 8 am pick up to next village, followed by a short cable car journey then a 3-4 hour trek in the morning higher up to help us acclimatise. We are currently at 1000m. Then in the afternoon we will be learning mountaineering basics i.e the use of crampons, ice axe and rope skills! Definitely need to try and have a good night sleep, but somehow I don't think I will!
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