"We're on the plane and that's a good feeling," said Cheryl Molesky as she sat on the plane to head to Texas from Japan.

But what should have felt like a sigh of relief for Cheryl and Paul Molesky turned into distress.

"When we got on that plane, that was the most scariest thing has happened to us so far,” said Paul.

More than 300 Americans were transported from Japan to the U.S. to undergo another 14-day quarantine in hopes of avoiding the coronavirus.

But 14 of those passengers already had the virus.

"They were put in an area towards the back of the plane, but they were wrapped in plastic,” said Cheryl. “We had to walk past there to go to the bathroom; our food was in the back of the plane."

To make matters worse, the man sitting behind the Syracuse couple ended up getting a fever and had to be isolated.

"We just feel so vulnerable and so exposed now, so I think like we're starting over at day one,” said Cheryl.

Except now the Moleskys are at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, trying their best to stay healthy.

The Moleskys say they have a similar protocol as they did on the ship. Food is delivered and they have to check their temperatures.

Now, they have two rooms, a hallway and they can even go outside.

But, they say staying in Japan may have been safer, especially after seeing three people being taken out by ambulance Tuesday.

“We may have been better off even traveling through Japan, who knows,” said Cheryl. “If we don't get sick, okay. It was an adventure."

It's a journey they're powering through, together.

"I think we're very grateful we have one another, one another's support,” said Paul.

“I'm thankful I'm with my husband because I would be a big puddle of mush on the floor if I didn't have him with me,” said Cheryl.

The Moleskys say they're still waiting for their test results.

More than 540 passengers who were on the Diamond Princess cruise ship have the virus.

The ship is now the site of the most infections outside of China.