Travel in the time of Covid

A Brit friend on Facebook said that he was taking his first trip in months to Iceland. Then he was planning to go to Waitrose and Morrisons. For people who haven't been to the U.K. they are all supermarkets. A bit of isolation humo(u)r.

We have done a little bit of travel over the past year from our flat in Argelès France to our flat in Geneva. The virus caused us to cancel trips to Iceland, Ireland and Norway. None of these were once in a lifetime trips, just routine almost.

We were spoiled by our travel prior to the virus. We went places for pleasure, golf, writing research and business at the drop of an airline ticket.

However, we are about to take our first trip in a long while from our flat in Collonge-Bellerive to Mellen and Einsiedeln in the German part of Switzerland. 

Rick, as a journalist has scheduled an interview for a story he is working on. When he travels for golf or business, I often go. At first we thought we'd spend a night in Zurich, but the virus and crowds still factor into the decisions.

We had thought about going to Biernz the town known for wood carvers where the sculptor of or our William Tell carving was from. The museum we want to visit is closed as are most museums in Switzerland.

My husband is wonderful in finding interesting hotels and BnBs and this looks like no exception. It is on a lake with its own dock if we wanted to arrive by boat (we don't). Nature will surround us which will be good for our dog Sherlock. I've often claimed Switzerland is postcard and I'm looking forward to being in a different postcard.

While Rick is doing his interview I'll visit with a former colleague and friend and her family in Einsiedeln. I've been there many times before. Sherlock and her dog Cisco are friends. I've known her pre-teen daughter since she was a bump. I even got the idea for my novel Murder in Schwyz from a visit there to a cookie factory there with her and my daughter.

Yes we will still take precautions. We will wear masks when out. We will use a lot of hand sanitizer. 

It will be a reminder of what life was like "BEFORE" and what life might be like again. And it is a reminder of how lucky we were and are.