We took a trip to NOLA to celebrate our birthdays, and had a blast. Literally the week before the city, and Louisiana were shut down. You wouldn’t have known Covid-19 was as treacherous a threat in the US walking around the city. People were out and about, Bourbon Street was bustling as usual after Mardis Gras, and jokes were made about Corona beer. It felt like a time to be alive.
We snapped back to reality quickly when our return flight was cancelled, though it only cut our vacation short by a few hours, we rushed to the airport, along with everyone else on our flight to find out what happened. Made it home safely, with a connection through LAX which seemed like the worst idea in the world if the pandemic really was scary. Our pilot was ill, but they couldn’t confirm if it was COVID-19 (likely wouldn’t, why else would they ground a plane?).
We made it home safe and sound, watching as everything was spiking, everywhere and governors of different states taking very different approaches. We’ll see how this pans out.