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Woke up this morning to find the 3 day quarantine has turned into 30 days. Two confirmed cases someone returning from the US and her mother. And now no alcohol sales! What? We went out this morning when the grocery stores were open and had a great “private” walk on the beach. Just a fewContinue reading “Lockdown Day 3 Turns into 30”

It’s officially quarantine but I like using lockdown, it seems more descriptive as the entire island seems to be shut down. This usually bustling vacation destination has golf carts, walkers, bicycles and motorbikes with a few taxis and construction vehicles mixed in all crowding the streets. Yesterday and today those streets are quite! Only aContinue reading “Lockdown Day 2”

Well it finally made its way here. The first person tested positive for coronavirus here on Ambergris Caye. While the authorities are investigating and finding out who that person had contact with we are on 72 hour lockdown. Our busy little side street that we have view of, is super quiet today. People are followingContinue reading “72 Hour Lockdown in Paradise”

We made it to Ambergris Caye, Belize! From Cairo to United Arab Emirates, to Brazil, to Panama, to Mexico, and finally Belize!

For Kirk’s work, we were to be in India after Cairo. Three days before our flight we learned India closed their border. Kirk’s work acquaintance from India was completely surprised and shocked that this happened so quickly. We rearranged our flights to the Maldives. We have always wanted to go there. These are amazingly beautifulContinue reading “The Unraveling”

We made it to São Paulo, Brazil. Back in the western hemisphere with plenty of hand sanitizer and toilet paper! It’s hard to get back from the Middle East without going through Europe, Kirk did it! We are healthy and still enjoying the adventure. We are on the move today trying to go north. IContinue reading “Ola!”

I really enjoy dried dates and I know there are several different kinds. In Cairo we were served fresh dates, something new for us. The texture was similar to a plum, the skin was paper like and could be eaten or slipped off with little effort, the flavor was somewhere between a plum and aContinue reading “Tasty Dates”

We are in Cairo for Kirk’s work, he is buying Egyptian limestone. With a big international purchase it’s important to check out the source and companies that the stone is being purchased from. This means spending long days in stone shops and queries and bouncing between. It also means getting to see areas not asContinue reading “Work To Be Done”

Heavy and continuous rain started early Thursday early morning here in Cairo. The government shutdown schools and shops, what a contrast this created to the day before! Very few people out and traffic was almost non-existent but still could hear honking from the few drivers left. There is no where for water to drain hereContinue reading “Friday the 13th – Heavy Rain Leads to Near Private Pyramid Tour and Empty Streets – Awesome and Eerie”

We’ve gone from an ultra modern, clean and shiny city to Cairo, Egypt which is on the Nile River and surrounded by desert. The days start out clear and by the end of the day the air is filled with sand. There are parts of Cairo that are very old and other parts that areContinue reading “Cities of Contrast”