He's there for a conference, but it feels like a mini vacation! Yesterday, he went running with a friend and the shopped a good portion of the day. Later they visited the National Museum of Bahrain. My favorite story is from his first day there. He went running and then was walking along the shore of the Arabian Gulf which is rocky not a beach. He went to step down on a rock, but it was mossy and he slipped in. I told him I prefer to just tell folks he fell in the Arabian Gulf!
Yesterday's shopping day is the first full day off he's had since he left in January. He feels very refreshed and will be ready to get back to work next week. There have been lots of sand storms this spring which ground all air travel which makes travel plans iffy. They were fortunate getting to Bahrain as quickly as they did, and hopefully will get back to Baghdad on schedule. They travel through Kuwait, but because of all the delays, accommodations in Kuwait are really full.
