Steve Schroer and John Muskopf leaving from Cleveland.
Lamin Cobb and Hannah Gaul leaving from Denver
We are on the place in Cleveland on the first leg of the trip. One of our trip participants, Bud, didn't get a wakeup call at his hotel and cancelled his trip. We are down to four group members: Steve Schroer, John Muskopf, Hannah Gaul and Lamin Cobb. As I sit here, my mind is full of questions. When we left Mexico last March 2020, COVID was raging in New York and spreading across the United States. They knew about the virus in Tijuana, but it was a distant threat.
Some of the things I'm wondering about relate to the impact of COVID on the Tijuana region and how much things we are familiar with have changed. The downtown shopping district was always full of people elbow to elbow waiting for traffic lights to change. Restaurant workers would stand outside their establishments soliciting customers by offering them free margaritas. The beaches at "The Playas" were full of fisherman, kite flyers, volleyball players and photographers. Will those places be the same? Will the restaurants be closed? Will the beach be deserted? How about our local taco stand? Will the majority of people be masked? What will market day be like? Will there be as many stalls full of fruits and vegetables. Same with the swap meets.
John texted me that they crossed over the border at 4:20 eastern time and were at the Posada at 6:30 pm eastern time. They were not stopped, as we have been many times, at the border.
Link to trip pictures for the week
John Muskopf
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