Too Old To Fly

We are two seniors from New England vacationing in Southern California as the coronavirus spreads panic across the country. Earlier this week the CDC told the President that all seniors should not fly. He softened that advisory and warned that only seniors with weak respiratory systems should be grounded.

We have decided to listen to the CDC. So tomorrow we plan to self quarantine ourselves in a Hertz rental and begin the long trek east. We plan to take the southern route all the way to family in North Carolina and then head north to Boston.

We have stocked up on food, water, wipes and nitrile gloves.  We made our own hand sanitizer from witch hazel, aloe Vera gel, vitamin E and essential oils. We have a farm back home so we have masks with us that we use in the barn. We will isolate ourselves in our sturdy rental as we cruise across the virus-plagued landscape. 

We will protect ourselves from others but not our country. We plan to stop and hike in the western wilderness and perhaps hit a few tennis balls if we stumble on an empty public court. After all this is our vacation. We will follow the news on our iPad but not obsess as the numbers climb as we have done the past week.

We will try and post our thoughts and observations on a daily basis. We invite readers to comment. We know some surely believe we should just shelter in place in Southern California. We understand that view but respectfully disagree.