This is my first post from Cherry point, NC.
I checked in last night around 11:30. I hadn't eaten in 13 hours, slept in 20, and the gas that builds up inside me on plane flights, the most inopportune time to rip one, inexplicably would not go away. I was going to deal with the hunger and just rack out, but coming back from the empy vending machine the cute latino chick asked if I wanted to go to mcdonalds. It was past hours, we were basically sneaking out. something about it was rather exciting. Maybe that I was in a new state, time zone, base and room, just met this girl, and was sneaking out for...bigmacks and fries. Anyway she showed me around base for a bit and told me where the good things were. The point I'm getting at is that the base has hiking and camping trails, a pistol/rifle range, and an olympic size swimming pool(this being the relevant part) the pool provides the perfect cross training/recovery tool ever available to me. so I will be swimming laps like the old days 2 or 3 times a week hopefully. It may be the solution to many of my problems. HOORAY AQUA JOGGING!
ran 5 miles, felt bad, but the new base, cooler air and setting sun made it worthwhile.