From Karachi to Islamabad... finally
My camera betrayed me dont have much pictures... it formatted all the pics by itself only a few are still there, will share them soon... till then, here are the details:
I left from khi on Monday, 9th Jun, at 4:30 in the morning
@ 6:15 am i was in Hyderabad... refilled CNG
@ 7:50 am stopped again for CNG, just after Haala
@ 9:40 am i still had another 100KM to reach sukkur. Refilled CNG
@11:30 Reached Sukkur, refilled CNG.
@ 02:00 pm i recahed dharki. Refilled CNG.
@ 05:00 pm reached Bhawalpur. Earlier i had plans of staying the night at bhawalpur but since i had time, i continued with the journey. and via multan, i reached lahore at 12 in the night.
The whole journey till lahore was very comfortable. Though i had a 14 year old car (civic 94) but still there wasnt any problem. I drove only 32 Kms on petrol (after Dharki). Rest whole journey was on CNG.
Next whole day i was in lahore. visited a couple of old friends. Enjoyed a wonderful dinner...
Then at 2:00am i left lahore for islamabad.
I expected the lahore-Islamabad jouney to be the most comfortable part of all but tht was not to be. I missed one CNG station and while i was 25Kms from Kot Momin, my CNG finished. I switched to petrol. I had a half tank of petrol. But as soon as i switched, the car started jerking. On checking i realised that the carborator had started leaking petrol. It was around 3am
Just then, a motorway police car stopped over. The guy told me not to worry and that he is calling the mobile workshop. And he left... while i waited.
The mobile workshop arrived in the next 20 minutes. It has a Toyota Hiace van and was on the other side of the motorway. two guys crossed over and came to me. they checked the car. Tried fixing it but they couldnt. After 20 more minutes they gave up and said that what they can do is they can toe my car to the next CNG filling station at Kot Momin and from there i can again continue my journey on CNG. They asked Rs.400 as diesel charges. Stuck in the middle of Nowhere i obviously agreed to them. they asked me to wait for sometime. They will take the nearest u turn and come to to my side. And then they disappeared.
After another 10 minutes, i saw a helpline signboard displaying "130" as the helpline number. Although those two guys said they were coming, but i still dialed that number. Told the operator abt the situation and hung up...
After 5 minutes, those two guys came and said that since i called 130 again, now i will have to wait for the recovery truck. Earlier they were helping me out on their own... anyways... the recovery truck came in another 15 minutes and started towing my car... after abt 6 to 7 kms the truck stopped, tied another car behind my car which had similar kind of a problem and started towing again... left the two cars at Kot Momin. frmo there i refilled the CNG tank.
Finally reached isb at 9:00 am, Wed Morning.
Total CNG fillings : 14 Fillings
Total Distance Travelled: 1700KMS (includes 200Kms i roamed around in Lahore)
Total CNG consumed : Rs. 3600/-
Total Toll Tax Paid : Rs. 300/-
Top Speed (Between Khi-Lhr) 130KM/Hr
Average Speed(Between Khi-Lhr) 95-100KM/Hr
Top Speed (Between lhr-Isb) 150KM/Hr
Average Speed(Between lhr-Isb) 110-115KM/Hr