So Mr. Ken and I decided to venture out to Rhode Island last week. I have a cousin who recently moved there and we are very close. We felt comfortable going to visit him because he has been staying at home, leaving home only to go for walks and to the grocery store.
Since this whole COVID thing started, the farthest I have been from my house is 6 miles away to Costco. We are traveling down Route 95 and I was having fun already. “Oh my, look at those road signs! Oh my, look at that industrial park!” Anything is better than staring at the 4 walls inside my house.
My cousin lives near the ocean and it was so nice to enjoy the ocean breeze. We even did the typical “shore” thing and had a hamburger and french fries for lunch. Now you all should know the last time I ate a hamburger was 1982. No, I am not a vegetarian, but after seeing a documentary about how hamburger is made, I was turned off of most meat. But that hamburger sure tasted good.
The only tough part was lots of traffic on the road, I think every car registered in Rhode Island was on Route 95. I don’t think anyone was “sheltering at home.” To be fair, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are slowwwwwwly reopening and folks are allowed out. Everyone took that to heart and ended up on Route 95.
What fun trips have you taken lately?
Cool old car photo is courtesy of . Jill Wellington.
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Bea dM
July 1, 2020
Glad you enjoyed your hamburger! We haven’t really ventured anywhere yet, where we live it’s more pleasant because lots of people have left for their “second homes” – generally not luxurious ones, but they can afford them ’cause they’re state employees with guaranteed jobs ….. We’ll probably go somewhere in August.
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Nancy Loderick
July 14, 2020
Hi Bea,
I hope you have a chance to get away in August!
Nancy
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loujen haxm'Yor
July 16, 2020
Happy to see someone getting that far out. Normally we hit the nearby national park (50 minutes away) a few times a year. But we’ve had to restrain ourselves from our county’s distant friends. Our neighbors converse with us from about 10 ft away. But we at least “mask” ourselves and walk the neighborhood everyday. Fortunately we’ve got plenty of hobbies/activities to keep us busy. Be safe, Nancy. Peace.
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Nancy Loderick
July 19, 2020
Hi Loujen,
So nice to “hear” from you. I am glad to hear that you and your family are doing well and keeping busy during this time.
Take care.
Nancy
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