We’re definitely in uncharted waters now folks. When I first heard about the coronavirus it was restricted to a small area in China. Quite frankly, I didn’t see it as much of a threat to my health or way of life. Then it started spreading around the globe. The first cases in the US were reported. The medical experts were given more air time and talking about how bad it already was and how much worse it could get.

At that time, we’d already settled in a military RV park in Mississippi. As the pandemic progressed our life started changing. The governor closed the casinos so Jean couldn’t gamble anymore. People were inexplicably stockpiling toilet paper and paper towels. Still, we were OK. We still went to the movies on senior discount day. Sometimes we were the only ones in the theater. The local ice cream shop was still open so we had the occasional treat.

Then it ramped up another notch. I haven’t checked the movie theater but all the restaurants terminated their dine in option. You could still get stuff for takeout or delivery. The commissary on base started rationing everything to combat the hoarding. They also said only military ID card holders could shop, so Jean now has to wait in the truck 🙁

Ramp up another notch. All across the Navy, RV parks were cancelling future reservations. This also happened at some Air Force and Army installations but it seemed to be more selective. State and national park campgrounds were closing. PA decided to close all of its rest areas. Some governors directed the closing of non-essential businesses. Unfortunately, they decided that RV parks and campgrounds were non-essential. That made absolutely no sense to me since motels and hotels were considered essential. The camping lobbies quickly went into action and appealed that decision in 4 states. For full-timers and traveling workers, these places are essential. For others, it’s a way to get out of congested cities and practice an excellent type of social distancing.

If we didn’t already have other plans (financially booked), we would probably stay put while things shake out. So far, I’ve checked with our overnight, enroute park and our destination park. Both are still open for business. With any luck they’ll stay that way until we get to San Antonio in a few days. What comes next is anyone’s guess. Our current plans are to stay there for 1 month but if there are more lockdowns we could be there longer.