Covid in the Camper

 

 

After 21 months of being careful, masking, social distancing and vaccinations, we tested positive.  We are not sure where we contracted the virus, but 6 of the 22 people we spent Thanksgiving weekend with tested positive.  All the adults are vaccinated and 4 had received their boosters as well.

We started not feeling well on Wednesday after Thanksgiving and by Friday night we had lost our smell and taste, so Saturday we went and got tested.  One by one the other 4 family members started not feeling well and then also tested positive. It is strange how in two instances, one of the couple got sick and the other one didn't.  So it goes with COVID.

So, what was it like to quarantine in the camper?  Isolating.  We were fortunate enough to be parked at our sister and brother in-laws house and they made comfort food for us and checked in via text. Considering we slept a lot and had no energy to do anything even watch TV, it worked out ok, but staying warm was difficult for me.  We had the propane furnace running along with the electric fireplace and portable heater.  

It took about 10 days for me to really begin to feel some energy.  Finally the headaches and chills were gone and the stuffy nose cleared up.  None of us developed any chest congestion and for that I am extremely thankful.  It was another week before sense of smell and taste began to return.

We had to delay our voyage from NY to Virginia for a week, but then James felt up to driving, so we headed out.  We stopped for gas twice, but avoided going into any gas stations or rest areas for fear of possibly still being contagious and spreading the virus.  Probably one of the hardest things was being only 20 miles from our daughter, son in-law and granddaughter and not being able to go visit for 10 days, but we didn't want to risk infecting them especially since our granddaughter is too young at this point to be vaccinated.  My sweet husband drove the entire distance and completed the setup process in the dark on his own.  He is a trooper!  

Joni

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