Aug 3

We finally made it to TQ. The last couple of days in Udari were more of the same – not much of anything. Our first four aircraft departed the night of the 31st and then I flew up with the last four on the 1st. It was great to leave Udari if for no other reason tan as a marker of time passing – one month down with only 14 more to go. The flight itself was a little depressing because I kept thinking this is the first of many. Our whole flight the temp stayed right about 124 degrees and we ran out of water halfway through the flight (we’re still getting back into the routine). We did almost run out of gas which at least gave me something to look at during the flight. For some reason our internal tank quit pumping so we had to stop in Talil for refuel. Out fuel burn rate was higher than we had planned for so we ended up having to cut off sections of our route and landed with 10 minutes of fuel. I spent all day yesterday running around tracking people down to get things coordinated. I got to bed at 1:30 then the main body people cam in the room at 5:00, after which sleep was out of the question. There are 12 of us in the room – a little crowded but at least it stays cool all day. Today was death by PowerPoint – classes all day then trying to plan our mission for tomorrow. It is definitely more humid here than at Udari. Clear H 126 L 93