Well, it took 45 hours, but I made it to Kuwait. I took some pictures, but can't download to the gov't computer I'm stuck with right now. Check back later for pics. For now, here's one from the internet:
Anyway, the 45 hours was divided between 5 airports and 4 different flights. It included a bus convoy and more waiting then you can imagine. It did NOT include a shower or a change of socks. Lesson #1: feet sweating in combat boots for more than a day is nasty. The cool Converse boots I was issued now have a perma-smell to them. Damn.
Right now, I'm at Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait - about 30-40 miles from the Iraq border. I'm waiting for a military flight to Baghdad.
So for now I get to chill out a little. I actually got a run in today. Only three miles (1 of which was on the treadmill). I ran to the gym to check it out, hit the treadmill, then ran back to my tent which I share with other officers coming and going.
The dining hall is okay -- typical large scale cafeteria. Everyone is pounding the free soft drinks and Gatorade. I'm going to try to lay off the caloric drinks and get my calories from food. That will probably last only a day or two. But, day 1 is over and I was successful. The dining hall is on my walk back tonight, so I'm going to check out the midnight meal.
178 days to go.
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