Kauai/Princeville, day 9

4am. It’s hard to not sink into deep fear this morning with the world news. 

Didn’t sleep much last night, as I was listening to news through the night; between the Covid-19 spread, a ship with some 20+ cases on board landing in Oakland today (where we fly in two weeks), Europe’s cases spreading quickly, and the world’s financial markets crashing drastically on oil price manipulations by OPEC in reaction to Russia’s not propping up prices.

Yesterday we pulled the trigger on a change to our original European travel plans.  We’re to arrive in Dublin April 15^th, connecting the next day with Christine/Stephen, then touring Ireland with them April 18^th-23^rd, Pattie and I to continue until May 4^th...

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