(Kuwait)

It was an interesting night in "hooch" with all the guys - each of us slept on old green cots. It took a bunch of effort to get a ride to the 24/7 Air Force Chow Hall but the food was plentiful and good.  Learned early that our passengers would not be ready on time. Back at the hooch, we played video games until around 1400. When it was finally time to leave, we headed back to the airport and had to use air conditioning units to get the aircraft cool enough for our DV/VIP pax.  When the outside air temperature was finally below the DC-9 takeoff limit, we departed Kuwait (at around 1730) and flew to the north west. We had great weather for the overflight of Iraq and Eastern Turkey again - my map came in handy! Like before, I'm pretty sure I saw some really ancient sites between the Tigris and Euphrates.  We did have some trouble with our overflight clearance as we reached the Iraq/Turkey border but eventually sorted everything out OK.  It was dark by the time we were flew over Istanbul - the city was lit up nicely!  After a heck of a day, we landed in Naples (after 2300) and, because we were tired, decided to spend the night.  As a result of all the post-flight paperwork, aircraft cleanup, debriefs and other admin/logistics, I didn't get checked into my room at the Capo Inn until 0305.  Whew!