Well, after 36-40 hours on a plane and in dire need of a shower, I have finally arrived back in Kandahar. And what do I have to show but a sore neck( from sleeping in the upright) dirty clothes, and the nastiest case of jetlag. After last night I feel a lot better with a shower and a good nights sleep on a mattress that has exactly 200 coil springs. It is fairly cool here during the evenings which tells me colder ones are on the way. It seems as though its gonna be winter here earlier this time around. Luckily I brought the appropriate kit.. Not so sure I can say the same for the rest of the guys.
The malaria pills are sure doin a number on me. I'm constantly thirsty, and in turn, am constantly drinking water. Which leads me to constantly having to find a blue rocket or other latrine. Its not like the streets of Amsterdam where we (being men) can whip it out and go in the street. I haven't even seen a mosquito yet, but I guess its better to be safe. At any rate, Its gonna be a hell of a tour from what I gather and from what Ive heard so fr. Lots of improvements in new patrol bases and significant movements over the next little while. Good times.
On a good note, my vacation has been changed to late Feb until early march, which will shorten the tour up considerably for me. The plan is still for Cuba, so we'll see.
Off to get the rest of my kit issue, and a morning full of lectrures..... All sorts of tidbits of knowledge to pass on to us. The rest of my sect arrives in a few days. Lookiun forward toi those guys gettin out here and getting their hands dirty.
Till the next
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