Sunday December 18 ~ Visa run in Kuwait...

Hey everyone ~ I'm back!!

 Sorry for the delay.... I'm going to try to get back up to speed again here real soon. It shouldn't be too hard since there are a couple of days without much going on.

 Kuwait - Wow! - Sure was nice to get a shower after all of that waiting in Afghanistan! I also ended up getting some laundry done before getting to sleep in the wee hours of the morning. I have to be up early so that we can catch a bus that will take us to the airport so that we can get our Visa's and be legal. I put off getting coffee this morning due to the fact that we will be stuck waiting at the airport for a few hours, and there are some good coffee shops there.
 We got out to catch the bus at 7:00 A.M., but ended up waiting in the cold for about a half an hour. I didn't realize that it got that cold when the sun goes down in Kuwait, and until mid morning it stays that way!!
Finally got through our little briefing and we are on our way. The trip is somewhere around 45 minutes, and there really isn't much excitement. Managed to grab a couple of pictures though.

Another short stop along the way.... Here is the group guys that I've been hanging out with ~ A couple I just met, and a couple I already knew before this.

This is Mark ~ he works for the same company as myself, and I have known him for over a year now. Mark is a great guy and always goes out of his way to help me out when I travel through the base he is at. Not only is he a great guy, but he is always fun to hang out with.... Thanks Mark - I enjoyed it!

 You wont catch me saluting...

 Onward we go... Finally have made it to the airport! I still haven't figured out why we all go since we just all hand in or documents at the same time, and then we have a couple hours of waiting time. Fine by me... Gave us a chance to check out the airport, get our first taste of real food, and more pictures.

Real food!!

Yummy ~ Pasta with Chicken & Shrimp!!

Eric looks pretty excited too!

Our servers were a part of the experience too, so they have also found their way into my blog.

Oh, and I did actually get my morning coffee. Not too proud of the $8.46 price tag, but coffee is important to me... And it was sooo good!
I really needed to share the picture of this sign ~~~ WTF???

 So, the rest of this day was pretty much uneventful. Most of the group got their appropriate documents and headed into town to wait out the days to their flights. Mark and myself decided to just hang out at Ali Al Salem until it was our time to fly. Hey! Check that out - From Salem and trying to get to Salem.
We decided to go check out the little bizarre here on the base,  go grab some Chinese food, and then it was back to the Tenthouse suite for the night.
Thanks for following everyone ~ See you tomorrow ~ Leo