What's up SOCAL, this is your boy on the other side of the wold missing home like crazy. I can't complain though the last three months of cruise have been sweet. We ported in Hawaii, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Guam and Bahrain, and my command flew into Japan, Singapore, Pakistain, Iraq, and a few other places I can't say. Not to mention we are expecting to make a couple of stops in Australia on the way back, but its still up in the air right now.

I am trying to catch up on what I've been missing since May, but I think that there is just too much stuff that's happened since I left. It's all good though.

I do need a hand getting my car fixed while I'm away from home so if any of my SD folks want to help me with that let me know.

By the way if any one was wondering what the women are like out here, all; all can say is that this place is covered with Ethiopian princesess, Egyptian queens and, Moroccan goddesses everywhere. Its wild out here. I love being so close to MOM.

ROB