Strange times call for creative solutions…
This trip was supposed to be a get-away of epic opportunities and endless miles of possibilities! “Dreams and plans do come true.”
Instead, we have had to answer some pretty serious questions since 8 March:
- Should we turn an open ended trip into a one week round trip?
>> Everything is in place for us to be in Europe, NOT at home. We are prepared for most contingencies and have insurance for “The Unexpecteds” on the road. - Should we keep bicycling into the unknown as countries are literally closing borders and locking down entire populations?
>> No. The EU has been re-defining its neighborly relations and national responses to Coronavirus / Covid-19. Europeans get very Specific about penalties when their rules are broken. We prefer to follow rules! - Where should we “shelter-in-place” when we don’t have any place?
>> THAT answer is the beginning of our current story! Our Netherlands posting is unfolding everyday while we stay with a host family and keep busy helping with a renovation project. - How long until we can travel freely again with camp grounds, grocery stores, museums and entire villages open to the public?
>> WHO knows! And that is the crux of the matter. This is a whole new world of unchartered travels.
Inspired by the Netherlands: To manage the water and wind; to make land and homes where it was ocean; to produce food from the land so their nation never faces starvation again.