Getting out and about

On April 3, I wrote on another blog that the world pandemic had just reached 1M documented infected with the novel coronavirus. Today, just 12 days later, the count has reached more than 2M confirmed and 127,000 deaths due to Covid-19. Thousands of cruisers are stranded, some in paradise, others in very remote places without access to supplies, unable to move on as borders everywhere remain closed. Such an unprecedented situation.

2km radius from our home

There's an app that outlines the 2 km limit on distance we are permitted to transit at this time, other than going to the pharmacy or food shopping. We feel so fortunate to live on 10 acres on the sea. We are unable to launch Aleria which is the only major downside. But Alex spruced up Moytura and yesterday we got out on the Bay. Fortunately, the weather has been spectacular and we are out and about on the land every day. The garden is shaping up, the vegetable seeds have germinated. As one friend said, this year, sailors gardens will look better than ever before. Our 2 km spin around the bay showed us 5 oystercatchers, 3 curlew, one heron, and several gulls, one juvenile who soared above our boat curiously. We were the only boat out and possibly the only boat he's ever seen. A large hare scampered gingerly up a steep hill. Newborn lambs baa-baa'd to their moms. It was bliss.

There are no planes soaring overhead, so the only sounds were our boat engine and the animals. Alex brought home a boatload of found 'treasures': buoys, fish boxes, and a barrel that had floated onto the islands in storms. It was a 'normal' day for a change.