Life in the Time of COVID–Travel
Disclaimer: The COVID-19 posts are obviously not chronological, just incidental. The spontaneous garage party We had just gotten back from our January/February 2020 Maui sojourn and put granddaughter Zoe on the bus for her home in Seattle*. Earl and I went home to begin planning for a March birthday party and a Spring trip back to Maui. I was thinking about our charmed, carefree life and then...COVID–19 hit. The March birthday party went from 15 people to 6, moved from the house to the garage, one guest FaceTimed in, and we were trying to navigate this new environment. We were prepared to cancel our Spring trip, but surprised when the state of Hawaii closed down to all incomers. Tourism may be Hawaii's lifeblood, but they weren't messing around or, dare I say , waiting for direction from the federal government. I thought, "surely this virus would be manageable by Fall." We all know how that turned out. The covid-19 test But finally, we were able to go in ear