I am keeping track of what we do on a daily basis during our stay at NAF Atsugi in the Navy Lodge. Our last day of quarantine will be Monday, July 6th, well it was suppose to be. Our last day of quarantine was Saturday, July 4th. We are confined to our hotel room at …
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Quarantine/ROM Week 1
We are being quarantined (ROM-Restriction of Movement) at NAF Atsugi for 14 days, June 22nd to July 6th. We are not allowed to leave the room where we are staying unless we do laundry. There are specific times to do laundry too (11 p.m. to 5 a.m.)! We cannot go get food, go to the …
Entering Japan During Covid-19
Doug and I started our journey to Japan on Sunday morning. We got up at 2 a.m. to leave for the Cincinnati International Airport (it’s about an hour and half drive from Richmond, KY). My Dad was able to take us to the airport. We loaded up the SUV and set off for our day …
Flights to Japan
We have been waiting almost three weeks for our flights to Japan. Today, we finally got our itinerary. We are leaving Sunday, June 21st for Japan. They have us flying from Denver to San Francisco to Tokyo. Well, we are no longer in Denver, so Doug had to change our flights from Denver to Cincinnati, …
Back in Kentucky: Part 2
Doug and I have been in Kentucky for three weeks now. We have been staying in Richmond, KY for a week with my family. Doug and I enjoy our time with our family, but we always have a list of places to eat! We are trying to eat at places we didn’t get a chance …
Back Home in Kentucky: Part 1
Doug and I left Colorado for Kentucky last week. We both were born and raised in Kentucky. I am from Richmond and he is from Ashland. Ashland is a lovely two hours away from Richmond. We always stop in Richmond for a few days then head to Ashland. We have been in Ashland since Monday, …
What a Week!
Last Thursday, May 14th, the movers came and boxed all of our things up! The moving company sent three people to pack our things up. I got to spend quality time with the cats on the patio. Doug made sure the movers got everything packed. It took them eight hours to pack everything and we …
Covid-19 Update
We are expected to be in Japan at the end of June. So what is happening with the world being in quarantine due to Covid-19? Well, we are still going, there is just more paperwork! Japan is shut down until May 6th, well it may be extended. They have a travel ban. The only people …
I finally got my military passport!
Yesterday I was able to pick up my military passport!!! Buckley Air Force has closed all non-essential personal on Tuesday. They changed their hours on Tuesday for their ID office, where I needed to pick up my passport. So yesterday I went early to pick it up and the doors were locked. I had to …
Covid-19
How is this affecting my move to Japan? Well, the Department of Defense has postponed all moves and domestic travel until May 11. Our pack out isn’t until May 14th and 15th, but it could be delayed due to others who have to move. Doug doesn’t report to his new command in Japan until June …