We left Dulles Airport in DC at about 6 pm on Saturday, August 1st. On boarding, we were delighted to discover that we had been put in "Economy Plus" but then less delighted to find that that was most likely because Kent's seat was missing a tv screen and Alyson's audio was overruled by whatever he was listening to in his seat. But those extra few inches of legroom more than made up for any technical difficulties. The kids enjoyed their movie, hated their dinner, and hardly slept at all. Colin finally fell asleep across my lap, mostly immobilizing me, but since he did get a few hours of sleep, it was worth it! We landed just after 6 am London time (five hour time difference and a seven hour flight). Here we are in the London Airport waiting for our shuttle to Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base. 
We met up with the Norcrosses; she is the new nurse midwife and Kent and Christie knew eachother at Travis. We just happened to be on the same flight and made fast friends. The shuttle arrived around 10 am, and we all hopped aboard for the two and a half hour ride to base. I really tried to stay awake to see the countryside, but I (and I think everyone else on the bus) zonked out. We arrived at base close to 1 pm and were met by CJ Snow, who is Kent's "sponsor," another OB/GYN, and a member of the ward. 
We checked into our TLF (thankfully, a four bedroom townhouse type room) and got a little settled. Then, we headed off on our first adventure. Not having the energy (or a car) to go far, we just walked around base, checking things out and stopping at a park where the girls climbed to the top of the "spiderweb." We headed home, had some dinner, and went to BED! Everyone slept for about 14 hours--definitely a Meldrum family record!
We met up with the Norcrosses; she is the new nurse midwife and Kent and Christie knew eachother at Travis. We just happened to be on the same flight and made fast friends. The shuttle arrived around 10 am, and we all hopped aboard for the two and a half hour ride to base. I really tried to stay awake to see the countryside, but I (and I think everyone else on the bus) zonked out. We arrived at base close to 1 pm and were met by CJ Snow, who is Kent's "sponsor," another OB/GYN, and a member of the ward. 
We checked into our TLF (thankfully, a four bedroom townhouse type room) and got a little settled. Then, we headed off on our first adventure. Not having the energy (or a car) to go far, we just walked around base, checking things out and stopping at a park where the girls climbed to the top of the "spiderweb." We headed home, had some dinner, and went to BED! Everyone slept for about 14 hours--definitely a Meldrum family record!
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