COB

Luxury is Relative

Monday, February 14, 2011 

At the COB, Green Beans  is a real, but essential, luxury. We started our day with a triple cappuccino expertly served up by the unexpectedly named Robert Rodriquez (perhaps an homage) and felt pretty well taken care of.

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Coming straight to Dubai is a bit of a culture shock. Indoor palm trees? We had to go off base to see outdoor palm trees.

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We did have one bit of green on base…
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Posted at 11:37:53 GMT-0700

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Our Last Night at COB Basra

Sunday, February 13, 2011 

We had a nice cook out thanks to George, brats on the grill and alkoholfrei Lowenbrau and a few friends.

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Tomorrow Carolyn and I part ways again after a fun two weeks together.

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Posted at 13:05:59 GMT-0700

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History of the COB

Saturday, February 12, 2011 

The Brits had the base first and left their marks here and there.

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Posted at 15:06:29 GMT-0700

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