Wandering around this town, you'd never know there was a global contagion under way in other parts of the world. Restaurants are bristling with customers, people are shopping, tourists are touring. Life hasn't changed since we were last here. Kay and I walked along the Malecón to dinner last night. We split a huge calzone and enjoyed our first salads in a long time.
While salad in Mexico might sound like a risky proposition, La Paz's water supply is served by desalination plants and is then chlorinated. That makes it fairly safe to order salads and drinks with ice. Their emphasis on clean water has made their tourism industry thrive.
Lying in bed last night I began to think: just because there's no fear of contagion among the populous doesn't mean the city isn't infected with the virus. We should be a little smarter. I think each of us has had the same thought as we've all stuck to the boat today for most of the day. Kay did some provisioning and I worked with the laborers, but we'll be limiting our explosure from now on. I hope for two things
beyond good health: that French Polynesia will let us in. And that provisions will remain available. Fingers crossed.
At least you will be in paradise! Best of all luck! Wish it was business as usual here. Canadian border has closed as have all bars, restaurants, entertainment venues. All for the good but hard not to feel anxious. Lucky we are in a county that has had only a few cases so far.
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