Waiting in Ramstein

 Well, the good news is that we made it to Vicenza with no problem, spent the night there, and caught the bus to Ramstein yesterday morning...arriving here last night around 7 PM local time. Thought we had walked into an incredible bit of luck when we saw a flight to BWI on the board for a 2200 departure, but when I spoke with the passenger terminal rep I was told that the incoming flight wouldn't be getting in from the UAE until after 0100 the next morning, meaning that the revised departure time would be about 0300, so we said the heck with it and just checked into base lodging to get a good night's sleep under our belts before trying again today.

Pretty bus ride yesterday thru the Alps. Some photos:

Not too bad as we left Vicenza. Sunny and cool - but dry.

The scene from our first pit stop near Innsbruck. The forecast had been for snow and boy were they getting it. First big storm of the season apparently . It was coming down pretty heavily as we went thru Brenner Pass - in fact I was a little worried about getting thru at all - but the Austrians are old pro's at winter road clearing and we barely slowed down.

 The sun reappeared as we descended out of the mountains, but it was REALLY cold, and with enough of a breeze to have us scurrying inside.

After checking in at at the Pax Terminal we got checked into quarters. So...here we sit, waiting. First roll call for a USA bound flight is 1255 today to Charleston, SC, far enough south of Hurricane Sandy's track that it shouldn't be affected by the recent excitement  along the east coast. Supposed to be 30 seats available, so we're hoping.

Meant to say that there was a bit of drama in Rome the other day when we arrived to board our train to Vicenza. I had forgotten about daylight savings time and moving the clocks back an hour that night (Saturday). Lucky for us we showed up at the train station an hour early rather than an hour late. Just gave us a little extra time to relax with a cup of coffee before hopping on the train, but might have been really exciting otherwise.

The flight line at Ramstein. Hoping to be on one of those C-17's later this afternoon.