Trip to Panjshir

A few days ago we were able to make a trip to Panjshir with ADRA. Probably the most memorable part of our trip to Panjshir was on the way there and on the way back.

On the way there we met some Cuchis who had lots of camels. They even let us take pictures of them.

The way back was a totally different story. We took 2 cars. My family was in the old vehicle with Ayub, Serge, and Twyla. The rest were in the new land cruiser.

The old truck has lots of problems and is constantly having to be repaired. Thankfully, on the way to Panjshir it only stalled a few times. But, on the way out it seemed like every time we went down hill it stalled. When we saw ADRA ahead of us taking pics, we decided to stop and take pics to. The only problem with stopping is that once we decided to get in the car and leave, the car refused to start. (ADRA had already left.) So, the next option was for the guys to get out and push. After a little pushing it started again. It seemed to just get worse and worse. When we finally got to Charekar the truck decided to stall again. Except this time in traffic. But, when the villagers realized we were having trouble an old man asked if we wanted him to push the car for us. It started and we went on our way. When we finally got on the road to Kabul it seemed like it stalled at every bump in the road. As we were passing mechanic shops it stalled and we decided to stop and get it checked. About 10 minutes and 4 dollars later they had it "fixed". At first it ran pretty smoothly. But, when we got to Kabul it was stalling at every bump again. When we finally got to the appartments, Ayub told us to quickly get out of the car so that he wouldn't have to get it started up again. It turned off anyway. This time it refused to start so he took the new land cruiser home. I thought it had died for the last time. Fortunetly, it still works.

Camels

The truck being worked on