Page 26 - WINE DINE AND TRAVEL SPRING 2021 REDISCOVERING CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST

ur recent pandemic road trip was a
great success: Weeks after our magical
adventure spanning California’s coast,
O from San Diego to Mendocino, we’re
still healthy - no signs of coronavirus - and remark-
ably refreshed.
Regardless of when, where and how you travel,
there are risks. But on this trip, it multiplied the
risk many times over by a relentless pandemic
without parallel in the modern world. As veteran
globetrotters stuck at home for months, we
worked hard to manage the risks of travel in the
time of Covid.
Careful planning and informed behaviors en-
abled us to stay safe while savoring the adventure
and discovery travel always brings. Our timing -
late fall - proved very lucky as well. We missed
statewide stay-at-home orders lockdowns brought
on by deadly fall and winter Covid surges that put

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