13th April - Camp Bastion

Hiya

This one will be very short cos thankfully not much has been occuring, well I guess that's not strictly true it's just that nothing new has happened it is the same old business. I have been in theatre 11 weeks tomorrow and I have done most things now. So its very much routine now and there isn't an awful lot to do out here bar the gym and work. The coffee shops are running out of tea and coffee on a regular basis, everywhere is really busy as the "Rip" is occuring where the next Herrick begins we are going from 13 to 14 and the Royal Navy are taking over so there are almost 2 people for every job in theatre just now.

I have been on the rota to to the Strat flights for the last 2 weeks and am on the Cyprus Strat again at the weekend. So I am into work late each day, 1pm ish and work through till the last flight in the night. Sometimes get pinged for the Tactical flights if the the Thumpers are at the wrong time for the Kandahar team to pick up the patients.

I did go dog walking again this morning as the new handlers have now settled in with their dogs and we can go along again.I walked "Dave" a gorgeous black spaniel. They have a plunge pool set up for them now its warm for them to enjoy after their walk, I was quite jealous this morning as Dave jumped in. I was then going to do a Aeromed move with our American equivalents but the flight was brought forward and they had been unable to contact me. So I will try again another day just to do something different.

I am due to do an Admin week next week so am looking forward to that as it will be something new, a chance to write the Signals and Patient Movement Requests (PMR). The hopefully I will get to do the BOST moves again on the helicopters then I guess I will have to go to Kandahar again then it will be time to come home almost yeh!!!!.

Right I am off to the Post Office to post Emma's birthday present so it arrives in time and then go and sit in the sun....in uniform so just improving the Squaddie suntan!!.

Take care, thanks for all your letters and emails it's great to receive news from home.

Amanda xxxx