Go karts…

One of the fun things to do in Djibouti, is go-kart racing. There is a track just off base where you get a 10 minute race for 2,500 Djiboutian Francs, which is about $15. It’s a lot of fun. The attached file is a live-action video of me racing around the track. The video is a little bouncy. If you get motion sick easily, you can look away from the video every few seconds to re-orient yourself. Enjoy!

My CLU

I took some pictures of my CLU this week. I just put up an Illini window covering that my mom sent me. This is where I live. As you can see, it is air conditioned. I turn the AC off during the day to dry the CLU out and then turn it on at night to cool it off. It is a comfortable living arrangement. It’s only a 5 minute walk to work vs the 15 minute walk I had at the CLU I used to live in.

Helicopter ride

I got to go in a helicopter ride recently! It was really cool. A few of the construction guys needed overhead photos of their construction sites, so the Marines agreed to take us for a ride. We took off and circled around the construction sites taking pictures and then we flew out to Mousha Island. We took some photos there and then we headed over to Lac Assal. It is one of the saltiest lakes in the world. It is several hundred feet below sea level. When we got there the helicopter landed and we got out to walk around a bit. It was really hot! We took some pics and then got back in the helicopter to come back to base.