Mon.3rd Aug. Day 3. Islamabad to Skardu (2316 m. - 7600 ft)

The 45 minute flight from Benazir Bhutto International Airport to Skardu ends on a desert landing strip with no terminal building visible. The 8 of us plus Carl were met and taken to the very pretty 'K2 Motel, Skardu' with it's gardens overlooking the River Indus.
Most of us walked into Skardu town - 'Welcome to Beautiful Baltistan' and past the Polo Ground.



Myself, Mohammed & Paul.

A few of us reached the Indus Motel where we met Mohammed Nazir, representative of The Central Asia Institute.
This is the organisation begun by Greg Mortensen and featured in his book '3 Cups of Tea'. They have now built 94 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.