Got an intuitive hit today to do one last trip to the beach. We had seen that the weather for the next few days was cloudy (which usually means rain😞) so we decided to do one last quick trip to Dado beach. We had no idea if the buses were even running... they were... but almost empty.
After our quick trip to the beach... we did one last run to the grocery store. We were amazed at how full the shelves were AND how calm the people were. So nice to see after feeling so calm at the beach.
I'm so glad I trusted my instincts and we did one last field trip. Tonight's headlines say we are probably looking a complete country-wide lockdown in the next few days. It could be a week or longer. The Ministry of Health says that despite all the social distancing... the virus is continuing to spread. Thus, the need for desperate measures.
Update: March 17, 2020
So glad that we did the beach trip yesterday.... because that was really the last opportunity. 😎 Today it was rainy and sucky out. Plus, the Israel Ministry of Health published new restrictions. 😷 "The updated guidelines prohibit the public from visiting parks, playgrounds, the beach, pool, libraries, museums, nature reserves or other public spaces except with children in a family framework or with a pet."
Boy oh boy... people in Israel are mighty upset about the latest restrictions that came out tonight. They are mad as blazes at all the F@*%# idiots that didn't take the Corona Virus thing seriously and went to beach. 😳 Busted! But on the other hand, I think we all knew that the country-wide lockdown was imminent. Don't regret going at all.
