In May the COVID situation seemed to get reasonably under control for me to take some courage and fly down to LAX and stay on the boat. The flight was actually an interesting experience in itself – the airport was eerily empty, no travelers, minimal staff, no lines, everything closed, yet the planes flying. There were about 20 people on a 200-seat plane. We all boarded with the reverse row number – highest row numbers first – and not with the first-class-first order. Everyone was asked to wear masks and there was no food service or any kind of service throughout the flight. But I had a full row to myself and it was a short flight, so overall a good experience. I think I would meet more people on a trip to a grocery store than on that flight. This was the first time I had used my maximum luggage allowance – 2 bags of 70 lb each Once…