Some random thoughts and pics.
Finally made it out of Kabul and flew to Dubai where I was to catch the flight to athens. You know, the flight that took an unexpected little detour to Kuwait in the mddle of the night. Nothing about that on my itinerary or tickets. But with this departure board for a reference I should perhaps be thankful I didn't end up in Baghdad.
Not being schooled in reading Arabic script, I can only guess that my flight is the squiggly yellow one five down from the top. Now, which gate do you suppose that is?
UNEXPECTED ROAD HAZARDS
I saw quite a few of these parked outside the airport at Kabul. It may be an American SUV, but with the organization name/logo on the side, it is another sobering reminder you're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy.
I'm not sure whether you should follow a truck like that or avoid it at all costs.
PLAN AHEAD
I do know this, when planning the time it takes to get to the airport to make your flight for the escape from Afghanistan, you need to pack early, make sure you don't have anything in your baggage that will slow you down at the security checkpoints, and you need to give yourself extra time to deal with unexpected traffic jams.
Even though I am home now, I do want to have that little follow-up chat with the person who arranged the travel. I'd like to know more about the surprise trip into Kuwait, the 30 extra hours in Kabul, and the propensity to book us on flights that took off at two a.m.
FINALLY ON BOARD FLIGHT FOR HOME SWEET HOME
After this trip, it didn't take long to fall asleep.
