Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Easy Come, Easy Go

 Travel in the time of Covid adds a degree of stress to an already stressful process.

  • Get your Covid test before you fly in the proscribed time - usually very short
  • Fill out the country specific disclosure documents for travel 
  • Upload your test results and forms to the airline
  • Curse mightily as you realize your upload was not successful and you can't check-in
  • Re-upload your documents and finally succeed in checking in
  • Now get back to your packing which as always you've delayed and are now rushing through
  • Reserve your Uber to get you to the airport tomorrow
  • Collapse into an exhausted sleep
  • Wake up to 19 texts on your WhatsApp account telling you that 3 out of 4 members of the #3 household have tested positive for Covid!
  • Get on line with the airline and see if there is any way to change your flight for a week later. Sure there is. If you want to pay $10k more! 
  • Realize that this trip isn't going to happen. Cancel the flight
  • Mourn
Welcome to travel in the age of Covid.

2 comments:

alexis said...

We are still sad here. Sick with Covid, some of us, but also sad. I bought the kids ice cream today in your honor but we will not get waffles! It wouldn't be the same.

Renee Michelle Goertzen said...

Oh no, that is so disappointing!