My hopes for a trip into the US keep dwindling day by day. We had late fall 2021 in the back of our minds, but given the situation of just everything there right now, covid numbers, politics, riots, and just such a general unrest of attitudes, it dwindles everyday. I was also hoping to do a mother/daughter trip in 2022 for my 50th by doing one of their food and wine festivals. But I really can not see it happening with the way things are right now. Things just seem sooo out of control on so many levels there. It doesn't feel safe.
I think we will be spending our time travelling more to other places and enjoying winter vacations on warm beaches at all inclusive resorts. I have seen some youtube videos of vloggers showing the post covid traveling and safety precautions that are being rolled out in different countries. If we can get direct flights, that is more fitting for us.
But first our government needs to lift the travel ban for non essential service, and to lift the 14 day isolation upon return. I am not hopeful for a vaccine. The medical community has not been successful with finding a vaccine forany other covid type virus ( Sars, H1N1, Mears ) so my hope for a vaccine is very low. The virus is too young and they are learning more and more about it daily. I am hopeful that after the "predicted second wave " that they will have a better understanding of how this virus works, better treatment for those sick with it, and that also an understanding that the virus is here. We have to learn to live in a world with the virus, and each person do what works best for them and their families to stay safe.
