Leaving Camp Lejeune, NC

April 21st - Wednesday - rainy

We have been without internet coverage since we left Fort Fisher, therefore, have not posted to our blog. Our cell phone coverage has also been very poor also.

Today we left Camp Lejeune and drove to Cherry Point Marine Base where my grandson is stationed. We will be here for two days, then traveling on to Elizabeth City.

Our stay in Camp Lejeune, which is the largest Marine Base on the east coast. It is always a very interesting place to visit and we enjoy it immensely as it is always busy with activity.

Our camp site bordered the intercostals’ waterway, and the ocean on the other side, so lots of breeze and boat and ship traffic.

Yesterday Lou and I spent the day doing odds and end jobs, getting ready for the trip back north. He built a new wire harness for the lighting system from the RV to the car. I cleaned and caught up on all of the laundry, as we were parked very close to the laundry, finished my ironing, cleaned out the drawers and regular weekly cleaning.

As we were doing our duties we watched troops and equipment come across the bridge and go down to the barge to be loaded and taken out to the ship to be sent on to Afghanistan. We saw four buses of troops and all night last night we heard the helicopters going over our RV. We were told they were transporting troops to fly out this morning. You can note in the pictures of some of the equipment that was loaded. This went on all afternoon, so that will give you an idea of what all was entailed. Makes one remember to continue to pray for our troops that are still involved in active combat and those in training.

Here at Cherry Point, the home of the Harrier , is a much smaller base; however, a favorite of mine, suppose it is because I have a grandson and his family here. This base is not a deployment base, so these boys know they are pretty much safe for the time being. Travis is in the K-Nine division and loves the work and the dogs that he has the pleasure of working with.

We do not have internet coverage here either, but will take my computer to Trav’s house and try to post a blog each day while we are here and have a chance to check our e-mail.

We are off to the commissary to get some groceries and be ready to be at Trav’s when he gets home and then we are all going out to dinner