Yesterday was an adventurous one. After two years of Covid information and misinformation, it will not surprise you how much conflicting information we received. On Monday, we talked with other detainees and the group consensus seemed to be that the longer an uninflected person stayed in a small hotel room, the greater the chance that they would test positive, too.—so if you have a negative test, take it and run. Two other spouses had plans to leave.
Chuck and I walked to the bus station so I could get another Covid test. Fortunately it was negative. Got on the phone and changed my Friday ticket to Tuesday. Slammed things in the suitcase, met the airport bus, and checked in at the Iceland Air gate. Fortunately, one of the other spouses was checking in at the same time. We cleared Security and. Had lunch together. The airport was fairly clear until the boarding area which was mass confusion. I ended up in the last row, but I had an aisle seat and no one sitting next to me and best of all, I was on the plane! When I got to O’Hare, I knew that my timing was going to be very tight to catch the 7:40 pm bus to Rockford. Fortunately, the process went quickly until the baggage which took forever to come out. I grabbed it and headed for the exit. I could see the bus and then I heard him slam the doors for the luggage compartment and walk toward the door. I was running and yelling and he stopped. He smiled and said, “I wasn’t going to leave. I could see you running.’ Bless his heart!
I know that Chuck felt like he was being deserted, but he totally agreed with our plan. He is no stranger to traveling by himself. Today those ‘left behind’ have to change hotels because the hotel is booked up. According to Chuck, they are moving to a hotel near the Blue Lagoon. —-that is after he pays the hotel bill which will be well over $900. We are hoping to make claims on our travel insurance. He still plans to travel on Saturday. By then he will have completed his five days of isolation and have a certificate to travel. I wore my mask all the way home and I am sure he will, too.
Dave, Beth, and Esther (grand dog) picked me up from the bus and we drove through Burger King for a Whopper Junior. It was very good to walk in the door of our home.
My thought for the day. I do not know how people who do not have a cell phone travel anymore. Everything you do or buy is a QR code on your phone —no paper. For someone of my generation, it feels strange to not have a ticket or a piece of paper to show. Iceland is a cashless society. We never got any cash and didn’t need it. (However, tips in American dollars worked.) Don’t lose your debit or credit card.
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