Leaving Quetta initially goes quite smoothly. The escort is driving fast and there and no change of escorts so far. This changes now we are approaching the mountains. Again we have to wait and again we get an escort on a scooter. It takes about half an hour before we get to the next change of escort where we have to wait again. Now we’ve had it and we decide together not to wait for the escorts anymore. We drive fast, apologising to the escorts as they try to stop us, but we don’t stop anymore at the following checkpoints. Often we are chased by police cars with sirens blaring. This happens several times but we are always faster. In the afternoon an escort overtakes us on a bad road so we have no choice then to stop. They ask us not to drive off again and we decide to follow them for a while. At the next change of escort we drive off again and we are driving fast until dark. Now we stop at the first checkpoint and we ask them to escort us to a hotel. They have obviously heard our flight escapades because On escorts has to spend the night on a bed just outside our room. We are allowed to park the Transalp here inside the hotel room. Because we arrive so late there is nothing anymore to eat except for some French fries. We decide to order two plates each and afterwards we go to bed. The plan is to drive straight to India the next day. It seems doable in terms of distance and the escort assured us that they would drive fast without many change of escorts.
Leaving Quetta initially goes quite smoothly. The escort is driving fast and there is no change of escorts so far.

The Italian Guy with our Escort

This changes now we are approaching the mountains. Again we have to wait and again we get an escort on a scooter. It takes about half an hour before we get to the next change of escort where we have to wait again.

Through the Desert at 50km/h

Now we’ve had it and we decide not to wait for the escorts anymore. We drive fast, apologising to the escorts as they try to stop us, but we don’t stop anymore at the following checkpoints. Often we are chased by police cars with sirens blaring. This happens several times but we are always faster.

Some Green in the Desert of Baluchistan

In the afternoon an escort overtakes us on a bad road so we have no choice then to stop. They ask us not to drive off again and we decide to follow them for a while. At the next change of escort we drive off again and we are driving fast until dark.

Time to Re-join an Escort

Now we stop at the first checkpoint and we ask them to escort us to a hotel. They have obviously heard our flight escapades because One of our escorts has to spend the night on a bed just outside our room. Also, we are allowed to park the Transalp here inside the hotel room.

Our Escort sleeping in Front of our Room

The Transalp in our Room

Because we arrive so late there is nothing to eat anymore except for some French fries. We decide to order two plates each and afterwards we go straight to bed. The plan is to drive in one stretch to India the next day. It seems doable in terms of distance and the escort assured us that they would drive fast without many change of escorts.

On the Road

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