Holiday Road…

Well, I recently decided to make the trip to the Orlando, Florida area theme parks.

Having previously mentioned my vaccination status (Two Pfizers and a Booster) in a prior post, I took the plunge to go down south for a couple of weeks.

I will admit, I did have a wee bit of anxiety considering Florida’s track record of flipping the middle finger to common sense as it pertains to the rona. However, knowing the “House of Mouse’s” track record for common sense and not really seeing any negative publicity regarding the rona associated with them, I felt better knowing that Disney is doing their part, and I’m doing mine.

I pretty much lived in the “D” bubble for the entire time I was there, with the exception to hitting a store or two off property. In my resort property, I felt just as safe as I did at home. Room was clean, property was clean, masks could be removed outside, but put on inside. Everybody adhered to that pretty well, and on the rare occasion someone wasn’t fully covering their face indoors, a staff member made quick work to politely ask said offender to rectify their situation, which was done without fail.

This was also the case in the parks themselves. I carried my mask all day at all times, I put it on when I went indoors, or in a line queue, as required by Disney. I also would put it on in outdoor situations where things were extra crowded like when they had “parades” or fireworks shows at night. After a couple of days, I felt totally at ease and any anxiety I had about traveling this far from home had dissipated.

Now that I’ve been home for about a week, I’ve been monitoring myself and making sure I’m not exhibiting any potential symptoms of a breakthrough infection. So far so good.

So, doing this did raise my confidence level a bit more to travel more domestically. Although my travel over the next year is more tied to family related matters and not for personal enjoyment, I’m already planning my next trip to Disney. Hopefully by then, maybe we’ll all be able to enjoy a bit more of a “normal” experience.