I work in a covid lab. You can bet that travel planning/anticipating is part of most days. Of course, I limit booking, and don't get down to much of the nitty gritty, but it is a Godsend as a mental break from what I do at work.
Though, I admit, I had a rude awakening last week when the city Public Health officer told us to anticipate Covid compromises (masks, distancing, possiblity of shut downs, etc etc) until late 2021 or into 2022. Because, of course, this affects both my working life AND my 'trying to keep myself sane' private life. I have crossed off several plans that I thought might happen in the Fall and Winter. Spring plans (including rebooking of a cruise that was cancelled last April) are looking like 'no goes'. So today I was looking at where I could fly non-stop from Ottawa that also isn't a current hot covid mess - for March/April. Even if I don't go then, I will have learned something new, chatted on line with folks about options, and having the basis of a plan for whenever it does happen. As I spend some winters doing similar anyway, I am okay with not seeing these come to fruition. It is how I hide from the long dark bitter cold of an Ottawa winter, where even maintaining local social connections are difficult.
If I was at home instead of in the office, I may be diverting energy in projects in place, but as that isn't going to happen until retirement, I'll work on things I can pick up and put down as the energy allows.
Late 2021 should ideally see me retiring so I have a 3 month southeast Asia sojourn I am planning - or at least reading about. Now if that has to be cancelled too, well maybe I'll just delay retirement and earn more traveling money.
