It has not been a particularly busy week but some how it went by quickly. Elysia traveled to Brunei for three days as part of CARAT 2010. I would have liked to see her presentation on rules of engagement but, then again, some of the community service projects seem to be more fun.
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Thomas Chapman from USS Tortuga (LSD 46) gets a string of challengers for a game of tug-of-war at a community service project at Sekolah Rendah Sultan Umar Ali Saifuddin School during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2010. CARAT is an annual bilateral exercise entering its 16th year in Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Ard
Elysia is usually too busy to participate in these activities but at least this was one of the rare trips where she had a few hours to do a little sightseeing and managed to see the Kampung Ayer (water village) that Citrus and I saw last August (blog, photos). Unlike me, her lack of sweet tooth also kept her out of trouble.
She came back last night, has another trip or two this month, and then will stop flying until after the baby is born. It is probably still too early to sign him up for a frequent flier account.
