Slight change of plan

Well we got to Yak Kharka yesterday as planned, but are now back in Manang. After getting to YK yesterday, Bjorn started to feel unwell, and we decided to retreat today in case (as we strongly suspected) this was due to altitude sickness. There is a specialist post here in Manang and the latest from our visit there is that it is most likely a stomach infection. We will now be altering our plans to chill out a while in Manang and then take a different route to YK & Thorung La. None of us is in a special hurry; so this is not seen as anything negative. Wherever we turn there is always something new. Last night our guide Gyan managed to kick off a rather amazing evening's entertainment by playing some Nepalese tunes on his bamboo flute. There was a large Japanese contingent in the lodge and the session developed into an international sing-song. Annie Laurie seems to be well known in Japan! This morning we had a few inches of new snow, and a whole herd of Yak which had been brought down to Yak Kharka (which means grazing for yaks).
In effect we will have another rest day in Manang tomorrow. This is a good place with some decent food on offer, and even some kind of cinema - which seems to be continuously showing Vertical Limit or Into thin air or the like.
I won't attempt any picture loading for now. It is a very slow and unreliable process, given the dodginess of electricity supplies and internet connections.