Mirjaveh/Taftan for Pakistani bikers
We also crossed the Iran/Pakistan border in June 2022 returning from Turkey and it was a pleasant experience except for the scorching sun.
We left Zahedan after a comfortable late breakfast and drove to Mirjaveh. The only fuel station was empty and didnt take any time.
Hamid made the process look easy but as the day progressed the mercury kept on rising with hardly any shade out of the building.
After the formalities on the Pakistani side spent hours in a restaurant waiting for the sun to get a bit merciful. Finally left Taftan late afternoon replenishing our fluids and electrolytes at every opportunity. I was carrying 4 1.5 ltr bottles of drinking water and many sachets of ORS still would stop at every small shop on the way getting cold water.
Reached Dalbandin before sunset and slept on the roof of a hotel. Temperatures got comfortable after sunset while early morning it became chilly and we had to take blankets. Desert variations can be extreme
Left early for Quetta because wanted to avoid the day heat and reached Quetta before noon.
Luckily there were no restrictions for us and i was riding a Pakistani made Honda CG125.
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