Kalaikhum to Kulob

Late afternoon...glad we're near the destination for the night	Late afternoon, Panj River valley	Arriving in Kalaikhum, our home for the last night on the Pamir Highway	Tajik boys in Kalaikhum
The fork in the road, along the river to the left, over the mountains to the right	Restaurant Oriono, Kalaikhum, Tajikistan	The driver says the longer route via Kulob, 371 km to Dushanbe, is quicker than the 285 km route via the Pamir Highway	Riverside Restaurant Oriono, Kalaikhum
Cold beverages with Steven at Restaurant Oriono, Kalaikhum	We shared the guesthouse with a group of Germans from Berchtesgaden	I believe this was Homestay of Sangakov Bahrom	Riverside Kalaikhum, Tajikistan
Don't think someone got enough sleep last night	Welcome to Darvoz Region, GBAO - Tajikistan	Back along the Panj River on what seems to be, for now, a nicer road than the Pamir Highway has been	Avesto Arena, Kalaikhum
Leaving Kalai Khum	We will continue following the river along the Afghanistan border for most of the morning	No longer the M41	Just west of Kalaikhum, a futuristic something
Mosque, viewpoint, watchtower?	Panj River west of Kalaikhum	Bilingual stop sign, Tajikistan	Darvoz District, GBAO
Fresh pavement on this stretch of road	Following the Panj River, Darvoz District, GBAO	Following the Panj River, Darvoz District, GBAO	Guldara, Tajikistan
Afghanistan across the Panj River - we've followed this border for 650 km	Road construction to speed the way from Dushanbe to the GBAO	New international bridge across the Panj River linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan at Kishti Poyen, Tajikistan	Bridge construction at Kishti Poyen - this is where the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ends
Road construction at Kishti Poyen, Tajikistan	Leaving the Panj River behind entering Tajikistan-proper	I'm guessing this road is also slated for improvement	Road from the Afghan Bridge to Kulob, Tajikistan
Sheep jam, not uncommon	At least the driver is a bit more careful after his incident taking out a sheep on the Pamir Highway	Back in the USSR	Шурообод - Shurabad, Tajikistan
Shurabad Kitchen, ошхона	Tojuk Sodirot Bank, Shurabad	Shurabad Police Station	Shurabad, Tajikistan
Leaving Shurabad	Broken down truck, Tajikistan