New Bed (Mattress)

Got a new mattress the other day. If the government paid more than $25 for it they got taken. It is hard as a board but collapses like a deck of cards if you sit on the edge. Then you find yourself sitting on the floor. Luckily I am on the bottom bunk. Some of the guys have fallen out of bed when they roll over in the night. However, this mattress is an improvement over the one I got rid of. You would sink into it and you could feel the metal springs on your back. Needless to say I have had back aches since I have been here.

Yhe weather is heating up here. Ninety-Nine degrees yesterday. Still beats the 115s in Kuwait.

I am in my 4th week here and am still in temporary housing. They have an influx of people here in Afghanistan and we have very little leaving. So they put people up where they can. They have taken over the library and the MWR movie room to house new people. So I guess I should be glad I'm not sleeping on the floor or in an un-air conditioned tent. Augh the pleasures of life!!!!!

Papa Smurf Goes Outside the Wire II

Additional Pictures of my trip outside the wire.

GI Papa Smurf Goes Outside the Wire

Went outside the wire today for the first time since arriving at Camp Eggers. Went for a meeting at the New Kabul Compound. You can see pictures of the compound and the armored vehicle I rode in.

Pictures of Kuwait

Here are pictures I took while in Kuwait but didn't have a cord to download the pictures.

Pictures of Camp Eggers

I have included pictures of Camp Eggers to show you where I live (Douglas House), I eat (Goat House) and Worship (Chapel House). Also, note the bunkers for when there are incoming !!!

Maps of Kabul Afghanistan and Camp Eggers

Here are maps of Kabul, Afghanistan and Camp Eggers. I work in the right bottom corner of the map -- corner house. I sleep on the left bottom corner of the map in Douglas House. Takes 5 minutes to walk to work.

Dining at Camp Eggers

Above is a menu for what we had to eat today at Camp Eggers. There is always plenty of food.