Well, here are some more photos for you all to enjoy. The top one is of us out at one of our ANP stations. I was talking with one of the officers in charge. They are pretty good guys and work hard most of the time. They deal with the same issues as we do, lack of supplies and never enough pay for the job. But they understand that they are doing good things for their country and it can be a rewarding job. The photo with the flag is from when I flew one for my son. I flew a flag for both of my kids, each on their birthdays. I will make each of them a nice certificates for the flag saying when it was flown and where. I figure they will like that when they are older. The last photo is from the other day when we had a sports day. We played flicker ball. It is like a cross between football, tag, soccer, and keep away. You have 2 teams of equal players, and a football or frisbee, and you pass it around to your team. If you catch it you have only 3 steps to move and then you must throw it. If the pass is dropped or not completed, it is an automatic turn over. It is a fast paced game and lots of fun. It is more challenging with a frisbee because it takes skill to throw it and catch it.
It is still hot here, and will remain so through August. It has been around 117-123 degrees here as the highs. We have been playing a lot of volleyball as well. I have been teaching my guys the basics of the game to help improve their skills. It is fun but we are always picking rocks out of the sand. We need to get some rakes to help smooth out the court. Well, I can't complain too much, we are in Afghanistan. Well have fun a thanks for all the care packages and support. Russ.
2 comments:
Over here we call that "Ultimate Frisbee." Fun game, tough on the body though.
Neal
Looks like you are having fun with the game.
Do you get to keep the flags for the kids? Hope so.
Good to read your site, keep it up.
Dad
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