After an evening playing a game with my family in Canada over Google's Hangouts, I got to thinking of just how fortunate I am. Life outside has changed. We are not allowed to leave and sail yet. I had to pay for another month's stay at the marina where I'd spent the winter and it looks like May will be the same. My favourite cafe bar in the marina is closed as are all the other ones. When I do go to town, I feel nervous and avoid other people as much as I can even though there has been only one case of the virus on the island and it didn't spread.
But life aboard has not changed all that much. I do the usual things: cook, eat, write, read, play the piano, try to keep up with the Eidos' maintenance. Every couple of days I go for a run and pick up some food. My pension cheque arrives in my bank account as usual. 
My sons and their wives have adjusted as well. They can all work from home. The children keep up with their studies online. I do hope that the virus can be beaten, but I also hope that we will not re-create the world as it was before. We really need to consume less and reduce the amount of garbage we produce.
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