Travel Day

I got up at 0440 local time. There was an assembly at 0510 and check-in was at 0530. We got to board at 0635 and the plane took off on scedule at 0700. The Germans have their regulations, and they certainly do follow their regulations. There must apparently be a regulation against passengers moving on foot at the airfield, so all movement is done by bus. All movement is done by bus, even if the distance is less than 300 metres. All passengers are to be transported to the aircraft by bus. By bus.


The distance from the terminal to the plane was this short (approximately 300 metres), but two buses were used to shuttle the passengers to the plane. Ordnung muss sein.

During the flight I tried to sleep a little, but didn't succeed too well. The two meals and the movie kept me posted of where and how the journey was progressing. At 1600 local time we finally touched down in Pirkkala.

Time will tell how soon and completely I will manage to let go of my duties in Afghanistan, or to adapt to my new duties in Finland. So far I've no plans or intentions of going back. Time will tell.

This post concludes my blog, or at least the diary part of it. Thanks for reading.