Sorting the stuff out - a voyage of Qué vendrá

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 in LA, a quick ride to the boat followed by 2 weeks of sorting stuff out. I went through each end every compartment and closet on the boat, cleaned up everything, inventoried, and stored away all the items I brought in or ordered and shipped before my arrival. There was a whole cabin of boxes that got to the boat before me.

All this was done while I also attended to my normal work, working from the boat through cellular internet. It is amazing how much data is being used for video calls. I had to purchase additional 20 GB data package to get me through the 2 weeks of work. This is something we do not even think about when plugged in to a high-speed land-based internet connection.

I also managed to go out for a few walks and enjoy the SoCal amazing weather.