Nothing exciting today.
After a lazy morning at the hotel we fly to Los Angeles and then drive to San Diego. Lots of traffic, 10 lanes highways, cars and pick up trucks and electric cars, you name it. This is California! And then the nice old neighborhood where our rental is. Wonderful. Just 15min walking distance to the beach, lots of surfing going on. We'll enjoy it I'm sure.
Next morning we go to the Marines center. Soon we get the first sight of Joey. Wow, he is definitely buffer now. We have to go through more presentations though before we actually meet him. His platoon comes out again but they are all dressed up this time. A big rush of emotions go on. 20 years ago I was holding him, his head on my hand and the rest of his body laying down on my forearm. Now he could probably do the same with me.
After a lazy morning at the hotel we fly to Los Angeles and then drive to San Diego. Lots of traffic, 10 lanes highways, cars and pick up trucks and electric cars, you name it. This is California! And then the nice old neighborhood where our rental is. Wonderful. Just 15min walking distance to the beach, lots of surfing going on. We'll enjoy it I'm sure.
Next morning we go to the Marines center. Soon we get the first sight of Joey. Wow, he is definitely buffer now. We have to go through more presentations though before we actually meet him. His platoon comes out again but they are all dressed up this time. A big rush of emotions go on. 20 years ago I was holding him, his head on my hand and the rest of his body laying down on my forearm. Now he could probably do the same with me.
After the reunion pictures we spend the whole afternoon together. He has so many things to tell. Bottom line: he is happy. Not a single complaint, he's all into it. Good. Very good.
By 17:30 he goes back to the barracks, tomorrow is show day and then he has a 10 day break with us.
Back at our rental I gear up to go run. We're just a few minutes from the beach and it feels good to run so close to the water on the sand. Joey has found its path.
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