Hallelujah

Thanks to my sister, my laptop finally arrived from the States. The bubble wrap she encased in so expertly for shipping would have resisted the weight of an elephant's ass. She did a great job. I had to walk 15 minutes under an umbrella in the rain to get to the base post office to pick it up, but it was worth it. Baby! I'm connected!

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Pictured below is the Navy Lodge on Yokosuka, home for our first ten days in Japan.











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In this photo I am standing behind the Navy Lodge. The apartment tower on the right is typical of the nineteen that are on the base.











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It's hard to tell, but Melba and I are terribly homesick in this photo.












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After ten days at the Lodge we moved into Goban Tower. The oldtimers on Yokosuka said it was unlikely that we would secure on-base housing. It just doesn't happen, especially for newbies like us, but we did. God loves His mejicanitos














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The U.S. Navy on Tokyo Bay.










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Ahhhh, jijo!!! We came across a "Mexican" taco stand only a five-minute walk from the base main gate.
















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These are the Saenz'; Larissa, Ronda, and Renie, (minus Dad) the only family we have inside 6600 miles. They were good enough to drive down from Yakota Air Force Base, a long long ride on the crowded Japanese autobaun, to help ease the ache in our lonesome homesick hearts.