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Jersey Shore!!!
After waking up in our 7th Motel of the trip we sampled the free breakfast although were a bit disappointed with only cereal and bagels as the options, after watching a bit of Maury (think American version of Jeremy Kyle) we were on our way to Seaside Heights on the coast of New Jersey. It is also the scene for 4 seasons of the reality show Jersey Shore, arriving at the Sea Palace Motel we checked in then headed straight for the beach to walk on ...
A desperate gamble
First flight to England - cancelled. Flight to Germany - cancelled. Second flight to England, 11 seats, all taken by people ahead of us. The situation was pretty grim at this point. There was a flight to Dover AFB later that evening and then two flights to Germany from there but they were list as having zero seats (tentative).
Then, a faint glimmer of hope from Dover ...
Fewer seats
... done. Tonight was no exception. So, back to billeting we went. They were about out of rooms but we were able to score a Distinguished Visitor suite. Apparently, the General that was supposed to stay there was a no-show. Nice digs. I didn't mind paying the extra $8.00. Did I mention there's was a mini- bar? Two flights to England tomorrow and one to Germany. Wish us ...
A day of rain
... wikis told us that we could catch the bus outside the front gate and down the road a bit. We got to the bus stop with no trouble until... rain again. We managed to stay dry at the 7-11 until it came time for the bus and then I went out to watch for it.
The bus ride was interesting. Oh, I should mention that soon after we got on, the bus went TO THE BASE. Really, friendly military travel wiki? You couldn't have told us that we ...
From bad to worse
... it sent FedEx Overnight to us here. Fortunately, my mom was able to find it and get it sent out right away. Thanks, Mom! Without anything to do until we got the passport, we headed to billeting. [Note to self: It's a long walk to billeting from the terminal. Take the shuttle next time, stupid.] We got settled in our room and then went down to Pudgy's Sports Pub, ate, and watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. ...
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