an all day long drive across mountains and desert passing salt lakes and mirages to Shiraz.every 50 miles or so there was a police check for all vehicles as this area is the route for heroin to get to Europe from Afghanistan. another nice picnic in a park for lunch kept us full until the evening when after a welcome shower and a stroll along the main shopping street we tucked into chicken kebabs and a wonderfully unctuous aubergine dip.