Ka Pai Kiwis

Well it turns out day 100 wasn’t so great for us. We started feeling off by the afternoon and by late afternoon we knew a storm was coming. It hit Robyn the hardest and I am not too flash.  So we are staying here one more day to try and recover. If we had to get sick this was the place to be, so thank goodness for that.   After getting the bike washed yesterday we left the panniers open to air them out, it rained heavily overnight and this morning so they are now 1/2 full of water. It never rains................... So we lolled about in bed this morning, Robyn who had by far the worst of it seems to be recovering more quickly than me.  The hotel management and staff have been very nice to us.  No photos today 😫

Wow. We’ve cracked the ton. What better way to celebrate than to have a chillout day.  A sleep in followed by a nice breakfast then the hotel concierge said that the owners would like to offer us a complementary dinner tonight by way of thanks for choosing their hotel and in recognition of our special journey.  How nice is that and it is typical of how we are being received here. Next time you are in Islamabad we recommend the Chalet Hotel.  So many people have mentioned how much they like our prime minister, the response from her to that tragic event has obviously touched many people here.  We have sent out every piece of clothing we have, except what we are wearing to be washed.  The concierge also took a look at our bike which hasn’t been washed since I cleaned it in Palmy and recommended a place a couple of k’s down the road, all spik and span now $5.  Mark putting the bits back on the bike, hotel in the background.  While this was going on we visi...