The Road Back to Kyiv

We bid a fond farewell to Odesa and our LP colleagues. Odesa is a BEAUTIFUL city, and (other than the constant air raid alarms) life goes on there pretty normally. It’s hard to imagine, but I think that’s true most of the time in a situation like this.

My Dad was a US Army Air Corps (the predecessor to the US Air Force) airplane mechanic during WW2 and was based at Sudbury, Suffolk. He (like most WW2 vets) never talked much about the war, but I remember him telling me that he was amazed that when Hitler’s bombs started dropping, and the alarms sounded, everyone quietly, casually went into the bomb shelters. The famous British “stiff upper lip.”  And then, when it was over, life resumed as usual. I also remember him telling me about his experience in Suffolk that “the Vicar’s daughter was lovely” 🙂

So, in Zoryana’s capable hands we head back to Kyiv to say goodbye to the gang and to get a special treat before we head to Berlin.

Onward!

Zoryana

In Zoryana’s capable hands

gas pipe

Passing one of our loads of pipe heading from the port to the well sites on our way out 👍

Road Dogs

And, of course, we stopped for another Road Dog

derek road dog

And Derek had to show us up 😀

rest stop

I found it funny that besides the road dogs, the roadside gas stations sell all this, too. Shelves and shelves of alcohol at rest areas–what could go wrong? 🤪

road to kyiv

And as beautiful as the drive was, there are still occasional reminders that the nation is still under attack by Russia.

poppy fields in Ukraine

Beautiful poppy fields appeared now and then along the highway. What a beautiful country!

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