Day 27 (Sukkur)

I sat up front on the bus with Arshad pointing out sights to me during the drive from Hyderabad to Sukkur. It was a very, very long drive day which wasn't helped by the number of stops we had for toilet and puke breaks. Quite a few people have a bit of Dehli Belly going on..and we're not even in India yet :)

Sitting up front was ace, got so see so much of the countryside and enjoyed seeing the reaction on the faces of those we drove passed as realisation dawned on them that it was a bus full of westerners (hate that term) that was driving through their little village. I felt like the grand marshall at a parade with all the smiling and waving I was doing.

At one of our toilet stops we found 5 of the most colourful trucks of Pakistan parked up while the drivers took a rest break. I got out to take some photos and made a new friend...one of the truckers wouldn't let go of my hand after I shook it. He showed me all the paint work on the truck, being especially proud of the Benazir painting on the back of the truck. I got to climb in and have a picture taken..nice :)

We had only one scheduled stop for the day which was at some ruins. There was a debate as to whether to go or not given how hot it was and how sick some people were, but as there was a cool room to lay down in we went with it. The ruins were pretty cool, but it was indeed too hot and most of us flaked before we could see the whole place. The bus was very, very quiet when we got back on to continue on with the drive.

For photos from Sukkur click here.