The Final Countdown

We are about 14 hours away from heading to the airport.  Our bags are more or less packed, though we're still adjusting to distribute the weight better and, we hope, reduce the Safi surcharges for extra weight (only 30 kg total allowed).  We went to the bazaar one last time, to get a repaired bracelet of Jody's and buy a souvenir for a friend.  No carpets, though at one point I had the guy down to $30, but I wanted lower.  Sometimes you just have to walk away, and that's what it's like for us now - time to walk away from Afghanistan.  Only one more meal at the DFAC to go.  We need to throw away and give away some of the stuff in the apartment this evening.  But we are very close to leaving.