The world as we know it…

A few days ago, we were enjoying a the freedom of food shopping, road tripping and selling sausages outside Mitre 10 in Wanganui! With overseas travellers returning with the dreaded Coronavirus to our isolated shores the world is shutting down.

People are working from home, exercise venues, public libraries, pools, bars and cafes are shutting their doors.  The topic of conversation on everyones’ tongues is corona based, and while some continue to portray humour on the social media websites, our government is controlling our activities and livelihood now with the borders closed and public places restricted to very small gatherings.

You all know this from the media of course but from a personal perspective….here I go.

With the impending Travel arrangements all now cancelled, George and I are needing to vacate our cottage for the winter, as this living arrangement was only ever temporary with the “Rules” of a holiday park.  And yes the summer of 2020 is over, the puffer jacket has been unpacked and summer dresses left hanging in the wardrobe.

While we can both work remotely, finding a base to do this from is slightly more challenging…..we can go to Dad and Sandys, and would probably be looking at self isolation (in the short term at least), and distancing ourselves from the rest of family and friends. Mentally not ideal, as family and friends are what have been keeping us afloat over the last six months.  WE will all get through this, but more pressing is whether we will come out the other side with jobs intact and health intact as we roll into the winter months.

George is delaying his return to the UK and his job there, as all his work colleagues are now working remotely anyway and England is closing down too….not to mention that it would almost be impossible at this time to find any flights that will take you there.

This situation is making everyone edgy and the panic buying of food and supplies (by some) at supermarkets is compounding everyones anxiety.  We produce an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables and meat in this country and will not starve.  I can only imagine that the best industry to be in at this time is the one selling fridges and freezers, as it is beyond me to guess where all the meat from the supermarkets is going…..on a daily basis.

New Zealand is sealing itself in a bubble and the radical changes in our day to day lives are what many in the world are now experiencing I guess, and being implemented at this early stage of infection may just stem the spread that other countries are dealing with.

A life without sport and armchair sport is still sinking in!