I really didn’t need the car for much so it wasn’t too bad. We finally got a second car a couple of months before he was discharged and I didn’t drive it all that much.
The base is outside Jacksonville and at that time (early ‘70s) there wasn’t much to it. No reason for special trips, that’s for sure.
If we went anywhere, it was to Surf City in Topsail Island to hang out on the beach.
Well, having a beach handy, who needs a noisy city! Must have been nice and when you’re in the service, cheap entertainment, too!
We never have lived close enough to a beach to be able to use it. We went to Savannah once with my parents, and once to the FL Panhandle. Hubby was on TDY. Had fun, though and my dad got rooms practically on the beach. Ahhh...the sound of the sea at night. Soooo soothing! Almost as nice as *sigh* rain. :)