1 Peach and 2 Pineapples

Well my husband has found facebook. Hes addicted. I have recently been on mostly to communicate with him and add some pictures. He is on day 2 in Samoa of 10 days. Ive gotten to talk with him on the phone this morning and he was able to call 2 nights ago. We also IM each other on yahoo quite a bit. Times of communication have changed. How wonderful for us in the military life. If you have not followed his facebook here is what he has been up to
1 July
Today was our first clinic day in Samoa. The day started with a incredible sunrise on transit from the ship. The town of Salani were the clinic was held is truly where the road ends. The nearby Salani Surf Resort owners were gracious hosts providing coordination, lunch and an ice cold after work beverage. 17 "desexings" were performed by the team under the careful scrutiny of the village children...
30 June
We're here! The USNS Byrd is anchored off the Island of Samoa and we are anxiously awaiting our small boat ride to the island, solid, beautiful land....Today we will meet with our local veterinary counterparts. They have done an amazing job preparing for our arrival--even our ships civilian crew has heard advertisements on the radio for our "free desexing (spay/ neuter clinics)."
27June
The last two days at sea have stretched a little longer...Yesterday we had our 2ND fire and abandon ship drills. Today we sorted supplies and packaged all our gear for Samoa. Tonite is pizza, must be Saturday! Only a couple more days till the mission starts....