Another blog – and good news to report. Although we haven’t yet made it to our destination – we are safe. We survived the Rhino ride without incident. Eric and I were both able to get showers for the first time in two days. I never realized I took showers for granted. We are in the heart of Baghdad. It’s a little strange to be honest. We drove past blown up buildings – and different Shrines and Mosques that weren’t damaged. All of our travel has been in armored cars.

We’re now waiting to ship out to meet the guys in the 165th. Today, though, we were able to get out into Baghdad and get some cool pictures. We’ll have those on the news Monday night at 9 on FOX News Louisiana and at 10pm on NBC.

It’s my understanding we’ll be shipping out to Camp Taji pretty soon. We’re excited about that. Here – and everywhere else we’ve been – we haven’t really been able to use our cameras – or file reports. When we get to Taji – that will change. At least we were able to get some stories done today in Baghdad.

I stood in what used to be Sadaam Hussein’s parade grounds. It was a really incredible experience. There were at least as many lights there as there are at Tiger Stadium – and I feel certain that when there were events there – it was as bright as day light.

Let me tell you – someone told me the heat in Baghdad isn’t bad because it’s “dry heat.” HAHA! Today – the temperature got up to 110 degrees – and it was dry. But 110 is hot, humid or not. WOW! Especially with a helmet and 40 pounds of body armor on.