In case you haven't heard we really don't like it when it rains out here. To explain why, I first have to tell you about the sand. The kind of sand you usually see in the movies is made up of giant grains of sand, kind of like sugar. If you picked up a handful of it you could let it slip through your fingers and fall to the ground with maybe a few grains still on your hand. The sand out here is much finer and more like flour. If you do anything with flour it is generally everywhere in no time. Just like the sand out here. So back to the rain. When it rains the water mixes with the powder like sand and before you know it we've got mud that is the consistency of cookie dough but when it dries it's practically cement. I spent a while stomping around and kicking cement barriers trying to get the mud off of my boots and I'll leave you with a picture of how successful I was.
Posted by LTJG Brad Roberts - Assistant PAO
