Guest Story by Elias Moussa

Guest story by Elias Moussa

After reading my blog entitled “LOT memories,” Elias Moussa sent me this story. Enjoy.

Did I ever tell you about what happened in Djibouti when John Brady, Jeff Pearson, Jay Owens (chairman of committee for NAME) and myself?   We traveled from the capital to the small town of Tadjoura by car to stay at the house of Joe Dobbs who was on STAS.  It was a hot day, as usual.  Upon entering the house, we checked and agreed on the sleeping arrangement.  We agreed that John and Jeff would sleep in the master bedroom sharing the king size waterbed in the air conditioning.  Jay Owens would sleep in the other bedroom with a single bed and air conditioning.   I volunteered to sleep on the couch in the living room without an air conditioning.

After supper, we retired each to his place.  I managed to sleep well until about 4 a.m. when I heard some really strange noise— very close to me— in the same room.  I stretched my legs and I felt something soft at the end of the couch.  Noise and something soft under my feet. Scary!   You have to remember that the house was not airtight and there were all kinds of noises throughout the night.    I wondered if an animal managed to creep in, but why my couch where I am sleeping.  I gently lifted my head to see what was that thing at the end of the couch.   It was John Brady sitting in his stretchy style when he sleeps--snoring away. As you rightly said, “he can sleep anywhere.”

Here is the end of the story as told by John Brady over breakfast. “Jeff Pearson turned over, causing a huge tsunami which sent me tumbling to the floor. “ 

How can you ever forget such travel with people you love and admire? Thank you, John and Larry, for unforgettable days.