Self-Quarantine When You're a Vagabond

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How do you self-quarantine when you don't have a home? That's the question on our minds the past couple of weeks. Who knew when we divested of everything with the intention of traveling for at least a year, mostly abroad, in search of our retirement spot, that we would end up in a pandemic requiring self-isolation?!

When we were in California with Emily, we would have loved to stay there, but we needed to get our car. Last week we traveled back to Florida to pick up Marina. The travel was strange and eerie - empty streets in Los Angeles, flights less than a third full, Jacksonville airport having one departing flight, the hotels with only a handful of guests.

Since last Friday we have been in Cape Coral, Florida, where John's cousin Jim has graciously allowed us to roost for a couple of weeks while we re-group. It's been great to have some time to just 'be' and recuperate from 3 long days of traveling. We've had fun visiting, swimming, sharing meals. And we've had a temporary quarantine companion ... Gracie. She's very sweet!



Next up, we have rented a house in Haines City, Florida for the month of April. We have lots of research to do for the time after that, but we're hesitant to make any commitments, because conditions change daily. We'll post when we know our next stop.

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  1. Tamar OrvellFriday, March 27, 2020 at 2:12:00 AM EDT

    Gracie is uh, a saving grace "...a word to lift your hat to [just as is] … phosphoresce, that light within, that's the genius behind poetry.” Signed by "another" Emily :) Dearest V's, I lift my hat to, always whether in self-quarantine or in release. <3

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  2. UnknownFriday, March 27, 2020 at 5:31:00 AM EDT

    It's been a at strange time, hasn't it?! We are all learning new rules of engagement and new social norms. I often wonder how many will remain our "normal" after the pandemic ends.
    Roberta

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  3. C VanchellaFriday, March 27, 2020 at 8:53:00 AM EDT

    Lovely Tamar!

    RL: I've wondered something similar and was thinking about this morning. A friend posted this on Facebook: In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.

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