Saturday, September 13, 2008

2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back

The happy people in Germany have told me that I am cleared to enter the country under the NATO Status of Forces agreement. This is good news since our final hurdle is now removed.

It could not have come at a better time since we're all a little squirrly in the Fordham house. Nearly 4 weeks of nomadic life have taken their toll.

On Monday I'll be selling a car. On Tuesday, we'll ship our other car out of the port of Baltimore. On Thursday, we have reservations to fly to Stuttgart.

Reservations to fly are all that we have.

Reservations for lodging are still lacking. All hotels in Stuttgart appear to be booked solid. We are up against a trade show called Flail that appears to be a fairly big deal. At least the hotel folks that Piper has talked to are aghast that she hasn't heard of it. Following that, the reservation picture remains bleak because of Oktoberfest. Apparently sober Americans aren't allowed to enter the country for several more weeks.

We're hoping that Monday brings better news.

1 comment:

Lisa said...

Bummer! It will be interesting to see if Lockheed ever makes good on this.
Give my hugs to the kids! -Gramma