Yesterday I flew from Seattle SeaTac airport to my home just outside of Sacramento. In departing from Seattle Airport, I was able to quickly visit the Alaska Lounge located at the North Satellite Terminal, which had just reopened that day, Saturday August 1st.
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There isn’t much travel going on in the United States right now. With the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in so many states, as well as the fact that most external countries are not allowing US citizens to enter without a mandatory 14-day quarantine; most American’s are staying home. Many of those who do travel are enjoying road trips in their cars, as this method of travel affords much less exposure to other individuals and the potential viruses they may carry.
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Missing Beautiful Kauai
Many posts by (insert your favorite travel blog name here) are asking the question, “when will it be all right to start traveling again?” There’s a lot being written about on this subject. After reading many ideas and attitudes about the travel question, my own opinion on this has changed. I think I may have come up with an answer (at least that I will follow).
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Last April I purchased a test that identifies the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. Earlier in the year I developed a persistent dry cough with some mild cold symptoms, and I wondered if there was a chance that I had contracted COVID-19 virus, and then recovered. Systems for COVID-19 range from the nonexistent asymptomatic type, to severe flu like systems which can lead to hospitalization or worse. Early research seems to indicate that re-infection is unlikely and that the body develops immunities in the form of antibodies, and an individual can be tested for the presence of those COVID-19 antibodies.
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My good friend Lee was very generous and invited Scott and I to his ski condo in Park City for a long guys weekend. Lee, Scott, and I get together usually a couple times a year, and they are some of my favorite trips. The three of us have known each other since college, and it’s great to get away from work and family and goof off together. And so it was that on Friday February 21st, I booked a first class round trip ticket with Delta from Sacramento to Salt Lake City.
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Last weekend I proposed to Susan and our daughter that we take a day trip to the coast. “Yes!” Kelly exclaimed, and they both quickly agreed it was a good idea. So it was that on Tuesday May 5th we headed out at 9am to take a day trip to the California coast.
During a conversation with my friend Scott, he mentioned that his wife had ordered some home COVID-19 antibody tests. Completely dumbfounded, I asked where on earth she was able to do this. If you follow the COVID-19 testing news there have been some early trials and studies taking place, but as of now there are no online home kits available.
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California has been operating under a “stay at home” order as of Thursday March 19th, 2020. Since that time, I’ve been either at home or at the company office, which isn’t too far from my house. The company I work for qualifies as an essential business, and although most of my cohorts work from home, a few of us work from the main office for critical operations. There are days I wish I could work from home, but in our current configuration it is better if I’m at the office – and for the few of us that are there we are able to self-isolate with very little direct interaction.
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Given a choice I enjoy staying at full-service hotels verses vacation rental properties. I enjoy having all the facilities that a good hotel can offer – pool, restaurant, bar, social areas, spa, and possibly a lounge. If you have elite status it can be even nicer. Susan on the other hand loves a nice vacation rental property. Typically, they’re roomier, have a full kitchen, and it’s much easier to have multiple bedrooms and bathrooms if a family is staying together. Continue reading “Full Refund On Our HomeAway Vacation Condo In San Diego”
Well everything is different now. The world has really changed in the last three weeks. With the COVID-19 Coronavirus stopping most domestic and world travel, and the ensuing economic fallout of widespread quarantines; most of everyone’s March and April plans have been re-written. Being based out of a suburb in the Sacramento California area, we have most fortunately been spared heavy contagion – so far. Hopefully this calm will continue, but nothing is certain as I write this at the end of March 2020. Surprisingly I’m still optimistic for humanity’s long run, but without a doubt the next few months will be challenging for all of us.
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Flying into Salt Lake City