Corona

When I was a kid, Corona was something you bought in my mum's corner shop. Nowadays it seems you can get it anywhere!

OK, maybe that's in poor taste but it gets me on the subject nicely.

Question: Am I worried about contracting Covid-19 or Corona Virus?
Answer: No.

What I am worried about, apart from the possibility/probability of older relative(s) (she'd kill me if I said elderly!) contracting the virus, is the possible effect it could have on this 2020 tour. I know we are 3 months away from departure but given the way things are progressing, there might have to be a route rethink or even a postponement. Once was bad enough but twice in four years?

I feel for the people in Italy (and we have a friend there, Lorenzo and his family) but as I have booked us 4 nights stay there on the tour, I'm rather selfishly hoping the country gets through the worst, sooner rather than later, so it doesn't spoils my plans. Maybe in 3 months Italy will be the safest place to be, who knows. If the rest of Europe goes into lockdown like the Italians have though, then I fear we'll be screwed and the 2020 tour will become the 2021 tour. I really hope that's not the case but also hope that the world can overcome this virus quickly, so everyone, not just me and Grizzly, can carry on their lives as normal and planned.

Not much else to report. Ginny was supposed to go into the workshop today to have her gearbox recall work done. They rang, 30 minutes before I was due to leave home, to say they don't have the tools to do the job and so that is on hold. Not best pleased but would have been annoyed if I'd ridden 25 miles to be told that.

Catch up in a few weeks when hopefully things will look a bit clearer.

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