I'm off on a trip again, this time to participate in the 62nd anniversary of the Normandy invasion. We'll be dropping some troops on 4 June, but for now we're just concerned with getting there.
Today was a very early start, with a 3:30 wakeup time. Despite a minor maintenance problem the trip was fairly uneventful as we picked up passengers in Macon and Nashville. We're staying the night at McGuire, which gave me a chance to see my mom. Getting her on the base was a mess, since apparently everyone else in the world was trying to get on at 4:30 on a Saturday. After that mess we were able to have a good time.
There's not much town outside the gates, so we decided instead of driving halfway back to my mom's house we'd just eat at the Garden State Diner near the base. We had a true New Jersey diner experience, complete with a not-quite-rude-but-not-friendly-either waitress and a table of old women loudly complaining about the food and how they were going to eat some of it and take some of it home for later.
When my mom dropped me off I found out that my key wouldn't work in the door, so I had to walk over to the office to get it re-keyed. By the time I got back to my room she was already home! I'm glad it's closer than we both thought.
Now it's time to enjoy a little sleep before another early morning tomorrow as we head up to Goose Bay.
