Note: This is the second blog post today since we have just got internet.
Day 5 (Sinuwa to Himalaya)
Starting elevation: 2360m
Oh the land, it is a changing
The day began with a tough uphill slog for an hour. On these type of inclines, we try to take a 2-3 minute water break every half hour before carrying on. The trail is starting to look much different the further into the mountains we get. For one, we no longer pass barnyard animals on our treks – hence why we cannot eat meat this far into the mountains. Also, the trail has become much smaller and instead of having nice steps to climb, we have a much more rough trail. Rocks are roots are scattered about the trail making for much more debris to step over.
From there the trail wound throughout several valleys, and crossed multiple small steel bridges along the way.
After 3 more hours of rollercoaster hiking (up, down, sideways, etc.) we settled down for a tuna-cheese-spaghetti and veg noodle lunch in the small village of Dobhan.
Another thing we've noticed as we get further back in the mountains is that villages no longer appear very half hour. Instead it's 2 or more hours of hiking in between villages. After lunch signs informed us that we are getting into holy land and that spitting and pooing outdoors will no longer be permitted.
Where's my Immodium?
A half hour before the end of our hiking day we spotted a group of grey furred monkeys hanging out in the trees just before the village of Himalaya. I tried to capture some good pics but the damn things are so elusive.
Literally less than one minute after reaching our destination (the small village of Himalaya), it started raining buckets and then hailing buckets.
Total trekking time today: 6 hours
Tomorrow we start our last push to get to base camp!
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Kamikaze Canuck 
Loving the blog. I so want to do this trip!
I think you would really enjoy it. It has far exceeded my expectations.