July 21, 2014 - Djibouti We flew through the night and arrived at Addis Ababa at 6am. We wound our way through the airport and found our connection to Djibuti. I was quite surprised that it was actually slightly chilly in Addis. It was also rainy. I was expecting very hot. Everything was really green there, especially after the desert of Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan we have been in for the past 2 weeks. Walking through the airport reminded me of my mission, we were pretty much the only white guys in the airport I think! Haha We got to Djibouti and they charged us each $60 for a 2 day visa to get into the country. Rip off! We finally got through all that hassle and got picked up by the entertainment support team and driven to the base. This is probably my least favorite base of any we have gone to. I was expecting something more like Addis, but it is more like Kuwait; hot and sandy, but kind of more junky. Our housing is literally metal containers they have built rooms in. If Bagram was bad college dorms, these are a step down from that. The mattress is pretty much old springs. Today was a rest day since our flight out of Kuwait left at 2:45am. David said he got down on the floor to do some exercises after lunch and he ended up falling asleep right on the hard floor. Haha. We all slept at least a little this afternoon since we were pretty much up all night. On a good note, we were able to meet with members of the branch here and do a little fireside with them. It is always a nice experience to have some one on one time with the members of the church in these bases.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:25:02 +0000
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