The rain and ice have made us stop short for safety reasons. Most of the tea. Houses have closed due to weather, no running water, and staff gone back to Kathmandu. Our Sherpa simply find us rooms and begin, as a team, to cook our meals. Our lodging is very humble-not heat, no hot water, shared facilities- not western, and if we are lucky, a fire in a common room. It is odd how content I feel and how wonderful the way we all take care of each other! I will miss this sense of community and caring..,,whatever you have belongs to everyone…,