Feet on the ground in Vilseck

So we arrived at the Frankfurt Airport and then to the welcome center for military.  After sitting for 3 hours they put us on a bus headed for Vilseck.  No one had really slept on the flight.  I suppose that had a lot to do with uncomfortable airline seats and we were excited to be on our way.  During our 5 hour bus ride, the kids slept.  George and I dozed off for some short naps.  About half way to Vilseck, the bus stopped at a rest stop with a BurgerKing.    Clayton woke up and walked in with George.  I tried to wake Elana, but she was out for the count.  Eventually, I carried her into BurgerKing and set her down on a barstool.  She immediately went back to sleep with her head resting on the table.  Clayton had sat down beside her and also was resting his head.  So George and I proceeded up to counter to make our 1st attempt at ordering in Germany.  We looked over at Clayton and he had disappeared.  We figured he had gone in to the bathroom.  After we got our food, he still wasn't back.  George and I frantically started to search the bathroom and the bus.  He wasn't to be found anywhere!!  I moved Elana from the barstool to a booth and asked George to start searching the rest of the BurgerKing.  That's when George found Clayton laying down on a benchseat to a booth on the other side of the room, sound asleep.  Phew... would have hated to explain to officials how we lost our kid with only being in country for roughly 5 hours!!

We got back onto the bus and finished the trip to Vilseck.  We had a very warm welcome from George's new unit.  We received our ration cards and then we signed into the hotel on base.  Our room is sufficient.  It has 2 beds, a bathroom with a very very deep tub, and a small kitchen area.  I'll be sure to post pictures of our temporary place soon.

The base in general is small compared to ones we've been at before.  It really reminds us a lot of Japan.  It has the basics and the people we've talked to so far have been very polite and friendly.  All in all, our first impression is good.  I think we are going to like our stay here in Germany!