Camp Doha

Drove into Camp Doha in Kuwait City today. Saw a herd of camels on the way. The camelherder was just sitting on a lump of sand, watching the camels. No book, no earphones, no xhair, no vehicle or hootch in sight. Just out in the middle of the desert with the camels, black and white. They appeared to be grazing, but I couldn't see any vegetation. Looked like they were eating sand.

Saw a "Camping Area" on the way, and indeed saw lots of folks camping. Saw a bunch of tents pitched in the desert. Some big, like a small house, some smaller, but still and all large tents. Some had propane tanks and generators, and had lights on poles around the tents. I guess they use the lights to find the tents at night. Lots of tents had Mercedes' parked next to them. No vegetation, just tents on sand. I guess some are bedouins, some are city folks trying to get in touch with their roots.

Bought some Kentucky Fried Chicken in Camp Doha. It same with, coleslaw, unsalted french fries, and a hamburger bun instead of a biscuit.

Could see tall building s Kuwait city across the bay, but the air is polluted. 4 large smokestacks from the power plant were pumping dark smoke into the air.

A Kuwaiti passed us in an SUV. He was wearing the kifyiha ( the head scarf) and, sitting on his console, was a falcon.

As we left this camp, and left Doha, the gate guards checked to make sure we had weapons and ammo as we ventured out among the natives. Kind of startling, as usually you get checked to ensure no weapons when you enter a camp.