Dust, smog, and back to the city

The last stretch from Khorogh to Dushanbe, the capital city.

We head north along the Afghan border and RidingKismet prefers to stay in a hostel in Rushon to have some peace, while IronChris heads up the Bartang valley with FlyingNick. In the luggage we have some dead chicken and refreshments, since we will need them after eating dust. And there is a lot of it next to the wild creek, and lighting a big fire the pilots celebrate life.
On the way to the capital city, a new asphalt ribbon allows us to fly along the Afghan border near the speed of sound.
A puncture at the last Gorno-Badakhshan checkpoint allows us to have a break, and a charming soldier helps us fix our tyre and invites us for some snacks.
Still, this delay led us to enter Dushanbe at dusk and smog joined the dust due to heavy chaotic traffic. Since Kismet has no backlights and indicators due to a fried regulator, staggering like hornets now the two pilots now fought their way to the Green House hostel, the place where all the travelers in the region meet to exchange stories, Infos, and for instance have a drink or two.

In the end, the two heroes stay for nearly a week in this cheap hotel, trying to figure out how to get into Afghanistan in the following episode...Read more