It is no secret that I enjoy traveling for pleasure and for work. Those little jaunts to San Jose are good for my career and my well being. I haven't been since January and I honestly don't expect to go at all in 2021.
We cancelled multiple vacation plans in 2020 - the first being a spring break cruise to Mexico, which for a brief moment was a week in San Diego hanging out at a luxury hotel. We cancelled the cruise (before the cruise line cancelled the sailing) and booked ourselves on a Western Caribbean cruise out of Miami 1 year later. That sailing is scheduled to leave Miami on April 3rd, 2021, but as of last week, the cruise line has cancelled all sailings thru February 28th. Realistically, a cruise the following month is not wise, even if it did happen. Ships sailing from other ports are being turned around after a single person tests positive. No one wants a repeat of the initial ships that were stranded with people getting sick. Especially not for something as optional as a pleasure cruise.
With the window of likelihood for sailing in April dwindling, I found a similar sailing in 2022 and moved our reservation. Oddly, the cabin was the same (a balcony) but it's in the "Concierge Class" which comes with lots of perks. The fair was actually cheaper, and do I love perks. Unfortunately, our travel companions didn't book within the same haste as us, and while on the ship are not in the special category. To be honest, I think their original fare was much less than ours and the move to the CC wasn't practical. Provided the sailing occurs, we'll use the CC perks to reserve the activities we had little hope of being able to book as lowly new customers. We could get our money back at this point, but I am looking forward to this cruise. And, technically, our travel companions could book into the CC class, but they don't seem too interested in adding an extra $4000 to their vacation costs. Sheesh, some people.
We are trying for an alternate activity to replace the now moved cruise. We have two - two bedroom villas reserved in Palm Springs for the week of spring break this year. I've never been to PS, but I love sunshine, a pool and not washing my own sheets. It's been fun researching a new location for things to do, but I just looked at the travel restrictions in Palm Springs and unless things get better it looks like we won't be going there either.
A lot can happen between now and April, I hope that people do their part and stay home for Christmas - like they didn't do for Thanksgiving, and that this vaccine works (and that it doesn't have long term ill effects that we can't foresee).
Our summer travel plans have shifted quite a bit. Instead of using my sabbatical to go to New York as planned last summer, the rescheduled time off will include a 1 week house rental at Seabrook in July. Fingers crossed for good weather. Our good neighbors will come join us for some or all of the week which will be fun. The rest of the time off will be spent doing other things - maybe time at the lake with Marty & Lynne or if Lucy can go to summer camp a few days that's just Jason and I somewhere.
The sabbatical program is wonderful, but it is hard when your partner doesn't get the same time off. I expect that I'll take the peanut to go camping with Grandma G.
A lot can happen between now and April, I hope that people do their part and stay home for Christmas - like they didn't do for Thanksgiving, and that this vaccine works (and that it doesn't have long term ill effects that we can't foresee).
Our summer travel plans have shifted quite a bit. Instead of using my sabbatical to go to New York as planned last summer, the rescheduled time off will include a 1 week house rental at Seabrook in July. Fingers crossed for good weather. Our good neighbors will come join us for some or all of the week which will be fun. The rest of the time off will be spent doing other things - maybe time at the lake with Marty & Lynne or if Lucy can go to summer camp a few days that's just Jason and I somewhere.
The sabbatical program is wonderful, but it is hard when your partner doesn't get the same time off. I expect that I'll take the peanut to go camping with Grandma G.
The other activity I am mulling is to change the flooring in my office. I was thinking a fabulous tile floor would be great, but Jason would be more comfortable extending the hard wood floors. I agreed that if we can find the same exact flooring that I would agree to using it, but if not - I get to mix it up! Tile or a different (darker) carpet. It will be a big job - obviously we will hire out the actual floor material removal and replacement, but there is a LOT of stuff in this office. (Especially at Christmas) Some of it may be time to part with, but other stuff I love. I do think better storage could make a difference. So, the planning for that has begun to form in my head.
Anyway..here we are, all plans and nowhere to go.
