One Week Down...

...Nine to go!

Well, made it through week one with no major trauma, except for that hellacious thunder storm Wednesday night. For a while there we thought we were taking incoming artillery rounds from the Marines! I don't think I've ever experience thunder like that...for you Californians it sounded much like that earthquake we had a few weeks back!

Classes are looking good, very interesting topics and all of the instructors seem very good. The physical training has yet to start in earnest and it should be interesting. They have a flag warning system here to alert you as to how safe (or unsafe) it is to engage in outdoor activity. It goes from green on the safe side, to red "not recommended" to black "what are you nuts?!?" Thus far, of the six days this week, it's been either red or black every day.

A number of us have decided to exercise in the morning before it gets ridiculously hot. This morning I went for a nine mile run with a guy from Austin Texas and another from Los Angeles Harbor. By the time we got back I might as well have just stepped out of the shower I was that soaked!

We have our first official PT session on Tuesday with a weigh-in (yikes), body fat test, push ups, planks and timed 1.5 mile run. Should be intersting. In the meantime many people are exploring the pool and the blue brick challenge (swim 34 miles in 10-weeks). It's fairly entertaining watching some very large and imposing officers make their way across a swimming pool.

Missing the family a lot, although Alexis has been sending me photos of the giant beetles and record heat that apparently has moved into San Diego since I left (not may fault, I swear!). And of course photos of little miss Viana who just turned 18-months! Man time flies.

Heading back out to town this afternoon to try and buy some shorts. No one told us we were allowed to wear shorts on the weekends, so that along with water have been the hot sellers at the local Walmart. Hopefully will also be able to track down a camera so I can post some photos.