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Greetings from Bahrain

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Well, hopefully you guys have noticed I haven't been around for a few days. I left Norfolk on the 4th, had 23 hours of flight time, and now I'm in Bahrain. It's hot and dusty, but not quite as third world as I had expected. I definately feel like a stranger in a strange land, though.

Only got a few minutes of net time left, but I just wanted to stop in and say hi. They're flying me out to Djibouti on Friday (we're 7 hours ahead of eastern standard time here), and from there I'll be taking a helo out to my ship. I guess we're going to hit two ports in Spain and then be headed back to port, so I'll probably be home in a couple of weeks. I guess I'm getting here just in time. ;)

Anyway, I'm having fun so far and hope you guys are, too. Keep up the good fight.

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Sheez !! America is at war with Spain? 8O
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Have a good time Syl. Hope you get back ok. :wink: :)
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Take care Syl, and may the force be with you :wink:
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Hey Syl -- ya, we noticed you were gone! :cry: Danlo even got you your own emoticon over at the Hangar! :D
Come home safely, and join the Vain/Mhoram/Duchess post war to see who gets to a thousand first! My money will be on you as long as the Navy lets you stay on shore for a while! :wink:
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Syl - Have fun (when you can) but come home safely and as quickly as possible. We'll miss you. :( :( |G :cross:
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welcome back syl...did you know that some druids worship Sylvanus, a god of the forest? ....I don't worship you tho.
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Bahrain, eh? Get back to the homecountry soon, Sylvanus!
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Hiya, Syl! We miss you! Take care of yourself, and come back safely!

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Post by Damelon »

Join the Navy and see the world, eh Syl. :wink: You mentioned you were possibly going out to sea on May 4, but even from Norfolk Djibouti is quite a distance. :) Have a safe trip, we'll keep Vespers hopping for you. :wink:
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Heh heh. Thanks. You guys are awesome. And when I say we're hitting two ports in Spain, I mean we're just pulling in to get supplies, see the cities, etc.

And yeah, I picked the name Sylvanus because it was one of the names for the god Pan, or a general name for a forest God. It's ok, though, I'm not too interested in being worshipped. A few highly dedicated servants, maybe, but... ;)

Yep, flying to Djibouti tomorrow morning to meet my ship, so might be a while before I get to check back. Have fun, all.
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Yeah...I was just kidding about Spain ;)
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Sheesh, talk about biased, I am...I saw you posting and thought you were back, like bahrain doesn't have access to the Internet... :oops: Somebody slap me....then actually read some of your posts....NOW I feel stupid...I guess I have that dumb american complex or something....
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Djibouti next?!
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Good luck to you.

(I was about to wish you luck coping with the heat, but now I see that Bahrain is no further south than some part of the United States so I guess you should be okay. :) )
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Heh, he's in the US Navy! He'll live! :wink: :wink: 8)
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Post by Infelice »

Bahrain sounds like an interesting place - kinda exotic (need a hula icon).

Hope its as fun as it sounds. :)
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8O Did u say Bahrain or Bhathairain!!?? 8O :?

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Who knows. I'll tell you one thing, though. This ship isn't built for giants (I'm only 5'10" and I still duck a lot)... and there's no beer, much less diamondraught.

The heat sucks, but luckily I work in an air conditioned space. If only the place I sleep was the same...
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Post by duchess of malfi »

That would be hard to sleep, in heat like you're talking about and no air. Hope they at least have good ventilation! 8O For some reason I'm imagining a small metal room with no air flow. 8O
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