Not much happened today. The operation, that is the reason for my being at PRT PEK started and went according to plan, so there was no reason for me to liase with anyone, really. Before lunch we went shopping in the contaner shops outside the camp, which by the way is called Camp Pannonia. I bought a cheap belt holster for my sidearm and an equally cheap laser pointer. Then I cleaned my accommodation, which hadn't been vacuumed for a long, long time. I borrowed the vacuum cleaner from some German soldiers after they were done using it, using only German. "Es gibt keine Bodendüse, aber es ist besser als nichts", he said, and I couldn't have said it better myself. Then I went looking for a floor mop and found one in the shower container. I mopped the floor of my room, and for a moment it lookes almost clean. I still had some energy left to go for a 20-minute run around the camp before lunch. The Hungarian military dogs went wild on every lap when I ran past the dog house.
In the afternoon I watched a movie, updated some operational data and went to bed - my GSM and satellite phones of course swithced on and ready for any eventualities. The Hungarian soldiers are well-behaving and polite, and I have been personally and professionally very well received. But, I must confess that I have never seen as many officers playing computer games and watching videos in any military headquarters. Ever.
A Hungarian force protection patrol heading out. And one of the military dogs taking a walk.
Pol-e Khumri.
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