Afghanistan - Day 6 - Rain

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Last night I heard the raindrops steadily hitting the tent. I'm thankful that the super-cool tent fabric kept all the moisture off of us. When I woke up this morning, I stepped out into terrain that was transformed overnight from dry and dusty to damp and muddy. As much as this dust has gotten into every ridge of my fingertips I was so happy for the rain. The air was fresher, cleaner and crisper. I was so excited for sunrise because I thought for sure I would be able to clearly see the mountains that surround us on all sides.

Sadly, as the sun rose it never penetrated the cloud cover. Worse, the fog and low clouds made it impossible to see the beautiful snow-capped mountains that were but a hazy outline on the dry days. On the plus side, the rain did wash off a lot of the dirt on many of the buildings, and it has done well to keep the dust down throughout the day. Even now, at 3:30pm it is still drizzling outside. The forecast calls for this rain to persist through Friday, with a chance of SNOW!

I must say, Afghanistan would be a very pretty place if I could actually see it.

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