Northern areas of Pakistan during this summer . Granite ( Grey ) 1975 150cc Vespa Sprint , Olaf ( Pearl White ) 1975 150cc Vespa Sprint and Mango ( Yellow ) 1962 150cc were to be our steeds for this trip .
Peter landed at the Lahore airport a day after Eid on 7th July . During the next couple of days , we showed him around Lahore , where he got a taste of the pure Lahori cuisine including Halwa Puri , Paye , Nihari , Haleem and more . I am sure he added some inches to his waistline during this time .
The morning of 12th July saw us leaving Lahore for Abbottabad with our three Vespas packed safely in the trolley behind our Cruiser . After reaching Abbottabad we checked in to the hotel , off loaded the Vespas , our luggage , tools and spare parts , parked the cruiser and the trolley at a friend ’ s place , fueled up the Vespas and were in bed by 11pm as we had planned an early start the next morning .
All our planning and preparation of the last three months was going to be put to test . This was the day that we had all been anxiously waiting for , the day we were to set off on an incredible journey , a journey that would re-instill our self-belief , a journey that would re-ignite an endless persistent urge – to continue to showcase our beautiful country and hospitable people in a unique way .
We woke at around 5 am , it had been raining most of the night . Amidst the rain , we loaded our luggage , trying to waterproof it , kick started the Vespas to begin the first leg .
The target was to cover about 144 kilometers during the day and make it to Naran , from Abbotabad , for night stay . The early start of the meant low traffic and we thoroughly enjoyed the ride in light drizzle .
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