Around the base

Here is the front gate to U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo.

We have been here for 4 days now and have gotten to know the base REALLY well. Since we are staying at the Navy Lodge on base and don't have a car, it's been pretty difficult for us to do any exploring in town. The base is quite small and we walk the length of it to run various errands a few times a day. 

Here are some pictures of the views from main base. There are of course some really big ships. You can see the mountains in the background.

There are some really neat trees here. We've heard it is always green due to the mild climate.

We spend a lot of our time at the Navy Lodge due to the boys' naps and having it be our home base for now. Here is the neat park that is right in front of the Lodge. Our 2nd night here, the boys were still adjusting to the time change and I took them out there to play at 2 am. They were really confused as to why it was dark out and why I kept telling them to whisper - haha!

Here is the galley where we eat some of our meals. It is right across from the Navy Lodge.

This is a garden area outside the Lodge. They really do a good job keeping the plants nicely manicured. I saw a guy trimming the tallest green tree you see in this picture one day when I left the Lodge. When I came back 3 hours later, he was still trimming it! Not sure if he took a break or was just that dedicated. It looks good though. Also, notice the rocks have been raked. It's like a life size version of those mini stress relieving sand rakes I've seen before - very cool.