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Day 3 - For most of Saturday, I was left on my own again as
wifey and child left after breakfast to attend a birthday party. So until late afternoon, I was down to one Jeep at a time.
The day started at 10am with a large convoy around the site to show any new arrivals
the site rules and where they could and couldn't go. We had pretty much the
freedom to go anywhere except the 1800's area where we would be a bit out of
place.
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I spent a bit of time later in the day with my flying kit on for some pictures. About half an hour was the limit before I started to melt due to the heat. I crash landed, tried to catch a chicken for lunch but was captured fairly quickly near the Swiss border. I've only included a couple of pictures from the pit village as I've had to thin down the photos from almost 600 taken. |
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It was nice to see the bigger and heavier vehicles out and about too. These included several GMC trucks, a halftrack, a Scammell and a Universal Carrier. As can be seen from the pictures, we all had to watch out for dust storms, but for the problem of getting it in our eyes, and for giving away our positions!! |
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The girls came back late afternoon, allowing both Jeeps to make a few trips around the site and stop for coffee in town. Fortunately the weather was once again good and I could manage with just one green canvas roof. If the weather has turned, "Jessie" would have gone back to 'Flying Control' with the checkered roof which was with us. I'm now on the look out for a second had Jeep canvas as I don't really want to buy a new one for occasional use. |
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My daughter was an evacuee for the rest of Saturday and Sunday. The gas mask box holding her two way radio so we could keep in touch as she explored the site with a friend. |
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That evening, our troops set out on another photo shoot mission at a number of locations around the site. With the public gone, we didn't need to worry about out of time people in shot. See the next report page for pictures. |
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