We made it to Tallil Air Base outside the city of Nasiriyah - really outside. We're in the middle of the desert, about 10 miles from the Euphrates river (and Nasiriyah).
We rode on a small cargo plane called a Sherpa and made stops in Al Kut and Basrah before landing here at 1 AM.
We toured the Ziggurat yesterday. Incredible place. It's a cross between an Egyptian pyramid and a Mayan temple. It was in the largest city of the known world in 2000 BC. For any Old Testament fans out there, we saw the site of Abraham's home (allegedly).
Today we were caught in a sandstorm all day. We couldn't see more than 10-20 yards. I hope it clears - only 36 hours until race time!
51 days to go.
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Good luck in the race, Bill.
-Matt
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