2nd try to get to Khorog

So on the 29th I took off to try my luck again... 400km of partially very bad roads with no assurance for success.

Well after a lot of insisting and despite the clear message at all the checkpoints that Khorog was still closed they let me through to Rushan, to take a "shortcut" up the Batang valley towards Kyrgystan. At one checkpoint I had to wait for more than 2 hours for the guy to call his boss to call Dushanbe... I was worried but eventually the police officer let me through with an invitation to come back and go hunting with him...

I have to say the Pamiris are really really friendly, everyone with welcoming smile on the lips and waving friendly.

In Rushan there was no police checkpoint so I just continued on and just before khorog the police only wanted to see my valid GBAO permit and so I entered Khorog without any hassle.

Life in the city was normal, the market was on, the only sign of some passed trouble was a few burned down government buildings...