Day 8

11 Oct. Well I started of the day in good shape with a nice call from Beanie. She has landed in Germany, some place she called LeiZig (I'm sure that's not the right spelling??) , but I suspect I lost something in the transmission. It was sooo great to talk to her after missing her call from Bangor yesterday. I don't know if you've read anything about it, but Bangor International is somewhat famous for their support of the troops. Every flight that goes in and out of this airport has a Welcoming Committee to show their support for the troops. This is really exceptional when you consider these flights come in and out at all hours. Really good people doing good things. I've added a couple of pictures the Bean sent me,

She had a good flight; got fed three times, watched a couple of movies, and slept 3-4 hours. The plane was a DC-9 which has a 2-5-2 configuration so almost everyone on the flight had an isle seat. I could tell she was pretty beat, but she sounded in good spirits. I just think she needs a little quiet “Beanie” time to get some rest and recharge. I know it’s tough on her to be around that many people for the long. I relayed to her all the great emails folks have been sending. I need to get some emailing done today.