Drew Brees

Drew Brees came to visit Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti in March! He threw the football around in a pick-up football game and signed autographs. For those of you that don’t follow football, Drew Brees is the MVP quarterback of the 2010 Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints. Drew also is the national spokesperson for Advocare. I got to the turf field early, stood in line for a few minutes, and got his autograph! My wife had sent me his rookie football card when I heard that he would be coming to base. It was really cool!

Cheetah Refuge

The other day I went with a few friends from the office to the Cheetah Refuge. That place is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from base. First we went on a guided tour where we got to walk amongst the wild animals (not the cheetahs). We saw some ostriches, gazelles, and some zebras and zonkeys (a cross between a donkey and a zebra). We also saw some turtles. After we finished the guided tour, we saw some of the cheetahs. They were pretty cool. It was getting dark, so I didn’t get very many pictures of the cheetahs, but I’ll see if I can find some that other people took and try to post those.