I am getting behind in documenting our adventures, but with all the craziness going on right now, I thought I’d throw up a quick real-time update to let everyone know how we handling the pandemic.

Back in early March, we decided to go ahead with a three-week trip to Hawaii. At the time it seemed like it would have been overkill to cancel, or at least that’s what we convinced ourselves. We enjoyed our time there, and it was great to get to be with Charlotte’s family, but the virus looming put a damper on things. We mostly hung out at the pool or beaches, and cooked in nearly every night. As the news kept getting worse, we felt a lot of guilt, and things started shutting down. We were worried about getting sick, potentially spreading the virus, getting back to the mainland, getting the RV out of storage, and if we would be allowed into an RV park if we did make it back. We were softly kicked out of the resort we were at on Maui a few days before our scheduled departure. We then had to make numerous flight, hotel, and car rental changes, but eventually made it back to the mainland, then Los Angeles, then our RV.

We’re currently in our rig, parked at the Wilderness Lakes RV Resort in Menifee, CA. This park is part of the Thousand Trails RV park network, and Thousand Trails has been great to us, which we are very thankful for. They have remained open during the pandemic, and have allowed us to extend our stay through April so we can shelter in place. We have a membership with them that would normally allow us to stay of just two weeks at a time.

Our days have been spent mostly isolating in the RV. We try to find an excuse to go for a walk every day by taking out the recycling or picking up a package, but it has been tough this past week since it has been raining nearly nonstop since Monday.

As a result, we’re all getting a lot of screen time. Charlotte has been working nearly double her normal hours, helping Nebraska Medicine prepare. I picked up a few new games for the Nintendo Switch and have been trying to teach Izzy about the joys of video gaming. Luckily, Amazon has also delivered some new activities and craft supplies, so we aren’t staring at the TV all day.

We have ventured out a few times to buy essentials. The Menifee area has plenty of grocery stores and we’ve been able to keep our fridge and pantry well-stocked, even if our normal items might be unavailable. Charlotte was even able to find a couple of packs of toilet paper in the RV section at Walmart when we first got back.

So that’s about it. We have shelter, food, water, power, TP, and good enough internet to stream Disney+ (and Tiger King on Netflix if Izzy falls asleep). While I’m certainly envious of my friends with big houses and yards to isolate in, things don’t feel too cramped here (yet).

We’re going to try and ride out the worst of things here. Charlotte and I both have some family not too far away, and there is a group of full-time RV families at the park that we’re connected with, so we do have some folks we can ask for help if we have to.

Right now, we’re planning on staying put until May. If things look good then, we’ll probably start the long drive back to Nebraska. But who knows what things will look like in three weeks? Who even knows what tomorrow will bring? We’re doing our best to stay prepared, and staying thankful for our good health and continuing income. We know a lot of people aren’t so lucky.