Saturday, November 10, 2012


Monday 10th November

Slept badly – dreaming of bugs I suspect – and woke at 5.30. Rain had fallen during the night so our 6.00 start was none too soon. Five miles out A remembered she had left our camera in the “hotel” so back we went midst much mumbling.

The track to the garden was terrible – not helped by rain or large lorries. The Iran border formalities were quick but then we reached Islam Quala – the Afghanistan frontier.

These people are just not organised – the policeman recording entries could not read English characters and as all India and Pakistan passports are in English!! Four hours later we left the border. 

Towards the end it got too much for me so I went to the senior looking officer (all the Afga’s were saluting him etc) and told him it was disgusting to keep young children and women in cars for this length of time plus a few thoughts on what he could do – like come and help!! 

This seemed to work ‘cos 20 minutes later passports were rattling out of the office. Drive to Herat was good (along new roads built by Russians and Americans). Found hotel for 10/- (warm showers!!) so washed car and prepared to settle down to an organised quiet evening. 

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