Yes, even in the remote mountain villages of the Himalayas, it's not to hard to find an internet cafe. Sure you gotta pay a little more, and parts of the keyboard or your chair might be missing, but it's here and it works.

And so, having said that, it should now be quite obvious I'm - hold your breath - in the Himalayan mountains, taking a day and a half to acclimatize to the new altitude. Shannon and I just reached 3400 meters today, and already we're feeling some of the effects of altitude sickness. Not much, but there's a slight headache happening now, and a little bit of exhaustion not normally felt lower down. It seems to affect the locals a little as well, as no one is hawking their goods with the same tenacity and obnoxiousness as they did in Kathmandu, but I'm sure that's more the small-mountain-town attitude as opposed to the elevation oppressing them.

Anyway, Shannon just wrapped up her time online, so I guess I should too. Sorry for now pictures, but I'm sure I'll have some fun ones in November. Later!

Oh, and the beard is so far not really taking hold. A few patchy hairs, but nothing worth mentioning yet. Which makes it odd that I just did.