Item
Florida to California
Title (Dublin Core)
Florida to California
Disclaimer (Dublin Core)
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Description (Dublin Core)
In June 2020, I had to drive from Florida to Northern California for a new job. I didn't fly for fear of Covid and I had a car to move. The journey took me 5 days. The first day was from Tampa Florida to Mobile Alabama, the second day was from Mobile Alabama to Dallas Texas. The third day was from Dallas Texas to Albuquerque New Mexico. The forth day from Albuquerque to Cedar City Utah where my sister lives. Finally from Cedar City Utah to Truckee California. Before the trip I had isolated myself for fear of getting sick while travelling which I feared greatly. My general approach was to eat breakfast at the hotel, get lunch in a drive through, and have uber eats deliver food to my hotel for dinner. Along the journey it was interesting to see how strict the rules were depended greatly on where you were. In Texas I stopped at a donut shop for coffee and found a large group of elderly men sitting around drinking coffee and eating donuts without a single mask to be found. This group was clearly not concerned about Covid. However, when i drove through Navajo country in Arizona, the rules were very strict and only drive through food options was available and I had difficulty finding an open bathroom in the entire area as no gas station or restaurant was allowing people inside. I also remember listening to E Street Radio on satellite radio and Bruce Springsteen was reading the obituaries of people who had died. I remember that being a striking moment throughout all of this.
Date (Dublin Core)
June 18, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
self
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Griffin Gasink
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST643
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
text story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Biography
English
Travel
English
Transportation
English
Health & Wellness
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
road trip
Florida
Texas
California
mask
E Street Radio
Bruce Springsteen
obituary
safety
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Arizona State University
HST 643
history of tourism
Collection (Dublin Core)
Deathways
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
10/11/2023
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
10/26/2023
11/07/2023
Date Created (Dublin Core)
06/18/2020
Item sets
This item was submitted on October 11, 2023 by Griffin Gasink using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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