From London to Bali Indonesia on a YAMAHA TDM900, 42,000km

Friday, December 15, 2006



To get Armed escorted was a pain! / Que rollo que nos obligaran a llevar escolta!!

From Quetta to Multan, we decided to ride south (warmer) via Sukkur. The route north would have been colder and accommodation somewhat problematic. The most of the roads between Quetta and Sukkur were new and to very good standard. And as usual maned by police check points between every town and to our annoyance we were police escort for quite a bit of it.
One thing you notice in Pakistan is the how few women you see on the streets and there is quite lot of children working but not as much as in Eastern Turkey.

Decidimos ir de Quetta a Multan siguiendo la ruta sur, via Sukkur. Seguramente habriamos pasado frio si hubieramos tomado la ruta norte, y encontrar sitios donde alojarnos habria sido tambien mas dificil.
La mayoria de las carreteras entre Quetta y Sukkur eran bastante nuevas y de buena calidad. Y como ya iba siendo habitual la policia nos escolto casi todo el camino, tomando relevos entre los distintos puntos de control que tienen a lo largo de la carretera.
Una de las cosas que notamos en Pakistan es la escasa presencia de mujeres por la calle, se ven algunos ninos trabajando pero no tantos como en el este de Turkia.


Local transport Pakistan style / Transporte local estilo pakistani.
Trucks are always overloaded and often found overturned in ditches. / Los camiones van siempre sobrecargados, y a menudo terminan volcando en la carretera

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