Day 43 Islamabad

6:15 am. Just woken up - Shell gas station. Very western looking. Think / assume we are near Islamabad. Odd, after weeks of hot weather and no rain, we have skies which are grey and laden. Usual traffic noise and some guy sweeping with a besom type broom. No queues for gas here. Should be staying at a campsite near here I think. Very few road signs in Pakistan - so never really sure where we are!

10:15 am Hotel Crown Palace, room 309: rented for the whole Hot Rock crew: we camp at the campsite, but get showers in the hotel room. Watching Star Trek. Lots of unrest amongst Hot Rockers: feel sorry for T -she's invested a lot of cash and time in this; trip lacks leadership. Rained earlier - very British. I think we are now free to travel without the police escort. Had a bit of a walk around the city: a much 'nicer' place than much of Pakistan which I have seen; but still much poverty too.