Finally made it to Leatherneck. The first few days were a little rough - no sleep, general confusion, etc. I have since located all the important landmarks such as: The DFAC, showers, PX, and bathrooms. I will continue to explore the base as time goes by. The weather this time of year is temperate. 20-30 degrees at night, 50-60 degrees during the day. As the spring and summer months approach, I have been assured it will get worse.
I digress. Don't let the outside appearance of my humble abode fool you. Inconspicuously hidden within these walls can only be compared to the finest of villas located in such places as Maui and the Camman islands. A temperature controlled environment coupled with ammenities such as: A king size Tempurpedic bed, jacuzzi, 50" HD TV, full kitchen and wet bar. Life could not be better..
All of a sudden I awoke only to face the reality of my situation:
Not too bad. I have all of the basics. Bed, fridge, fan, electricity. As time goes on i will of course install a mirror ball and a world class sound system. I will buy a "let's get physical" headband from Ebay and dance to the sounds of the Bee Gees...
oh dear . . . I liked your "hut" at Salerno much better . . .
ReplyDeleteHello Rob,
ReplyDeleteI know you don't know me, but I stumbled upon your blog since I myself am being deployed overseas.
I head out tomorrow to fly to CRC and then a week later, well... who knows at this point!
I started a blog myself and will update it through the year like yourself.
Even if I'm not at leatherneck, I still find some peace in knowing someone else is out there in roughly the same time period I am.
I will be staying overseas for a year.
Anyways, good luck to you! I look forward to seeing more posts and I'll be sure and send you my blog as well!
Take care,
Justin