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From Pakistan to India: Lahore, Amritsar and Dharamsala

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  From Lahore the intense heat drove us straight on across the border to Amritsar.  We didn't stop to see the amazing Sufi spinning night.  We didn't go back and watch the Wagah border ceremony.  We didn't, in fact, do anything.  We were rubbish.  It was absolutely sweltering.  We met Brock and Peter the night we arrived and they agreed there was no way they could stay in it either, which made us feel a bit better.  We had slept on the roof to avoid the godawful load shedding that lasted for 6 hours a night.  There was an emergency fan. We slept with our noses grazing the casing, and still fried ourselves in our sweat.  It was time to leave Pakistan.  I was going to miss it. We came with the intention of spending 5 days transiting the country. We were leaving after 5 weeks.  It is my best country yet.  Riding to the border was an adventure.  We got caught in an almighty downpour which flooded the streets in...