Day 9 (7/6/16)

Ron headed up to Croughton AFB with all the other new members to take care of some paperwork, getting an APO address, setting up a bank account for his paychecks to go into, and getting his international driver's license.  Note: This bank account is only a clearing account to get Ron's paycheck over here into Pounds (£). We still have to get a local account, so all my posts relating bank experiences are to get a local account.
Anyone interested in our APO address, which doesn't require any additional postage than mail within the states, send me a PM on FB and I will give it to you.

The weather is beautiful today, so the kids and I decided to walk to Crownhill Fort which is only a mile from our hotel (Yes, we picked something close, so mom didn't have to drive).  Unfortunately, when we got there we found out it isn't always open to the public.  We will have to make a return trip to see inside.  There was a trail around the perimeter that we walked.  The kids enjoyed walking in the woods seeing the holes in the walls where the old cannons used to set.

While our food adventures have been fun, sometimes it is nice to have something familiar, so for lunch we ate at McDonald's.  For dinner we dined in the hotel restaurant.