Haze, Hot, Humid...

So I walked out the door this morning and it was haze, overcast, hot and a little humid. Not what you would expect from the description but the atmosphere was full of sand and dirt to the point that the sky was gray and the sun really wasn't visible. It looked like rain was on the way however I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen until October at the earliest since it doesn't rain here much.

I took a look at the calendar and my orders and if all is correct as of tomorrow I will have merely seven months to go on my tour! I have to admit I'm ready to get back to my family, friends and home. The movie Elizabethtown was on tonight which didn't help much either with the scenes from Kentucky and some of the family scenes that were reminiscent of our family gatherings.

Nothing exciting to report....

So it has been a sedate time back at Camp Lemonnier. Since returning from Egypt my sinuses an allergies have been a mess. The air quality here is pretty awful and the winds are starting to shift so it feels like a hair dryer blowing in your face during the day. With the winds coming from the desert along with the heat comes dirt and sand so breathing is tough at times.

The July 4th holiday weekend is right around the corner and that'll be two days off work in a row which will be a nice change. Once I make it through July I'll only have six months left on this tour and I'll be ready to transition back to civilian life.

I'm not being negligent on blogging, but unfortunately there's not much to report on the daily operations here.

Back in Djibouti

So I finished up in Sharm and got a good last day of suntanning and a massage. Unfortunately on Sunday a nasty sinus infection crept up on me so the flight home was nearly miserable and I didn't manage to make it out of the bed most of Memorial Day. I suppose that's the price I have to pay for having a vacation. All good things have to end and the days of the 5 star hotels are gone for a while.

I actually went to the Dr. today and got a prescription to knock this infection out.... It's ridiculous to have a cold while sitting in the middle of Africa with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.

Not much else to report here,,, just back to the grind again and only 8 months to go on this tour.