Race with the Bus and truck (continued, part 3) I told John that after all the adventure, after the terrible roads that honorably endured our car, we need to restore power, check out the car and prepare for a further 3-day trip to Lahore. I think John was happy to hear such a proposal. We have an opportunity to sleep off, and the hotel manager called mechanic to check the machine, replace the air filter, fill the tank, windshield washer and tighten the bolts. We could rebuild the rear springs, but abandoned the idea. Despite some minor problems, the car proved to be just fine, already breaking the 8000 km long and perfectly cope with irregularities in the road, which was not even count the last day. Apparently, we now have to face even more creepy road. Holidays Hotels in fact met our expectations. Rooms here cost just $ 20 a day, and the staff are friendly and always ready to help. Now, when I write these lines, the war in Afghanistan, recalled his roaring fighter jets, which are carried somewhere high above us. In the city itself we are not allowed to leave. Hopefully, it will go to Internet cafes to create this post on our blog. Tomorrow morning, another police escort will take us to the next destination. Yet again we met Sarah. She described her 14-hour trip by bus to two words: "It's very scary." Though we are not on the bus moving, but perfectly understood what she meant. On the road, we have often observed how the coaches raced over bumps without sacrificing speed, flew through "blind" turns. We were sure that their passengers are dying of fear. Although, perhaps, someone of them all seemed exhilarating ride on the world's most amazing roller coaster. Pakistani trucks Hopefully, the photos that accompany my story will help readers get a complete picture of the conditions in which people live here. We have witnessed a depressing picture. In the eastern part of Pakistan along the road on which we traveled, lay the dead carcasses of camels and cows. Donkeys there are still considered the primary means of movement and the main labor force in rural areas. Sometimes it's simply heart bleeds, looking at the donkeys, who dragged a cart with his master, and flew past the bus and the incredibly decorated trucks with aggressive drivers, seeking not to be late somewhere. In this part of the country's electricity is also in short supply, leading to constant blackouts throughout the city. Our fellow traveler Sarah concluding his story, I want to say that just a month after the beginning of our journey we have got to where we happened to not so many tourists. Travel difficulties discouraged most of them. Everything is normal. I can not get rid of the cough, but in general, health is normal. Mosquitoes while also not very worried, even though my feet have a lot of marks that are contrary to this assertion. So, we continue to advance in Pakistan - under guard! Start material:
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