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A lot has happened since my last entry so I will go back to when I left Lahore and continue in a series of brief entries and then give my final impressions on Pakistan as a whole.
Had to make a tough decision and gave up doing the KKH not for security reasons, it is safe to do that route.
I headed of to Multan (recorded highest temp. of any city in the world) Lovely riding (390km) down through Punjab very green and is the food bowl of Pakistan. Arrived in Multan late afternoon and spent 3 hours trying to find a hotel that would take a foreigner (I know now what it was like to be coloured) The issue is security If they take me then they have to put up with police guarding me.
Finally got a room near the railway station and whilst I was talking on the phone to Amanda my personal security guy turned up and showed me his automatic gun and explained that if I go out he will protect me, a taste of things to come....
Don't get me wrong I appreciate the effort that the police put in to guard me but it severly limits your ability to interact with the locals. Probably the point me thinks...
Multan (and every other city onwards) is very conservative compared to Lahore and my presence was not what you call, well recieved, by most locals.
I spent the whole night in my hotel room.