Day Six - Goodbye to Georgia, Hello Georgia

Day 6 – Friday –

Today we go home. Awoke at 0100 Tbilisi time. V picked us up at 0200 and we were to the airport, checked in and through security by 0300. Now awaiting our flight. The journey lies long before us, but the memories of our Georgian experience will last for years to come.

We have partaken of nation building and relations development at a most fundamental level. We have been honored by our hosts and treated exceptionally well. We have interfaced with military professionals from this small country so far away from our homes, but they wish to further establish relationships with us.

I have been touched by the hospitality, warmth and genuineness of the Georgians. Each of us has those poignant moments in our lives when we realize that something extraordinary has occurred. This was a week of such moments in my life.

We arrived home by about 5:30 pm Friday. It is always good to get home.