Every guide book tells me to avoid this region.

For this reason alone I have plotted a route more east of Quetta than Google maps offers me. I first expected the roads to be worse than the Highway I came in on, but actually, and probably because of less overall traffic, I find that the Harnai road is in better shape. I have been using Tripmondo for some of my information on this route. I expected the three and a half hour drive to take much more than that, but decided to carry on through to Loralai along the Sinjawi road.

It might be a little cold out, but the sun is shining.

It's green on the mountains. (and a bit wet.)