- Sep 13, 2017
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I am trying to decide on walking in September. I thought I'd write this post in order to formally organize my thinking. So it's not presented as an argument or to disagree with others but just some loosely organized thoughts to which I welcome any replies.
I live in a small highly touristed town in Canada. Our particular province has a high contagion rate compared to the rest of Canada. My daughter continues to work in a restaurant and I continue to see friends, some of whom have compromised health. I continue to visit my mother who lives in a care facility.
Why? My daughter's facility is extremely careful. People eat outside, well spaced apart and the staff are all masked. They are rigorous in following the safety guidelines. My friends and I share a glass now and again. We sit outside or well spaced apart. We avoid close contact. My compromised friends have a very small tight bubble. We are even more careful when we meet on a limited basis. I meet my mother only outside, in an area which is cleaned after every visit.
We all have been wearing masks for months even before it was required. We avoid crowds, we are careful to respect other's needs should we have to get close.
I know that in my province the high contagion rate is due to outbreaks in food processing facilities or to very particular bars where young people have skirted the rules, or they have been in faith communities with a high degree of group interaction. Therefore we feel we can continue to live with a normal degree of caution.
When I read the news about Canada or Spain the facts are presented in broad strokes with not much nuance. It makes it hard to make rational decisions. This is how I feel at the present ---
Covid generally spreads thru close prolonged contact. It is rarely spread thru surface contact. In Spain it is concentrated in the larger cities, in groups of agricultural workers, and in holiday hot spots in bars. On the Camino I will be avoiding indoor gatherings, I will be well isolated on the trail for most of the day. At night I will be eating outside and carefully choosing where I sleep. I will wear a mask whenever I have to enter a premise, in any crowded situation, and when anyone asks me too.
Should I go? Or is this just a selfish wish?
I live in a small highly touristed town in Canada. Our particular province has a high contagion rate compared to the rest of Canada. My daughter continues to work in a restaurant and I continue to see friends, some of whom have compromised health. I continue to visit my mother who lives in a care facility.
Why? My daughter's facility is extremely careful. People eat outside, well spaced apart and the staff are all masked. They are rigorous in following the safety guidelines. My friends and I share a glass now and again. We sit outside or well spaced apart. We avoid close contact. My compromised friends have a very small tight bubble. We are even more careful when we meet on a limited basis. I meet my mother only outside, in an area which is cleaned after every visit.
We all have been wearing masks for months even before it was required. We avoid crowds, we are careful to respect other's needs should we have to get close.
I know that in my province the high contagion rate is due to outbreaks in food processing facilities or to very particular bars where young people have skirted the rules, or they have been in faith communities with a high degree of group interaction. Therefore we feel we can continue to live with a normal degree of caution.
When I read the news about Canada or Spain the facts are presented in broad strokes with not much nuance. It makes it hard to make rational decisions. This is how I feel at the present ---
Covid generally spreads thru close prolonged contact. It is rarely spread thru surface contact. In Spain it is concentrated in the larger cities, in groups of agricultural workers, and in holiday hot spots in bars. On the Camino I will be avoiding indoor gatherings, I will be well isolated on the trail for most of the day. At night I will be eating outside and carefully choosing where I sleep. I will wear a mask whenever I have to enter a premise, in any crowded situation, and when anyone asks me too.
Should I go? Or is this just a selfish wish?