profdant139 wrote:
Most of them say things like "this is the silver lining of the pandemic -- it forced us to discover RVing, and now we're hooked."
YosemiteSam, I would add two things to your Cali Report: it's going to be a hot and smoky summer (bad news), and California has the highest vaccination rate and the lowest infection rate in the country (good news).
The state is supposed to open "fully" on June 15, whatever that means. I'd bet that there will still be restaurants and bars with mask requirements, but not all of them.
We were here 3 years ago and I don't recall the shorelines being jam-packed this much -- and very early in the morning.
As to the strict mask requirement, I am pleasantly surprised. With all in the family being all vaccinated, including the 12-year olds, I am somewhat relaxed and would sometimes not bring my mask at all. But I'm comforted with this extra precaution of safety remembering that even Cali have their Covid deniers and anti-vaxxers..
And compliments to the state, your budget surplus is not just going to roads (and education I heard with the restoration of after-school programs) but on state, regional, county and city parks improvements as well. Toilets are immaculate (new bowls) and hot showers are (sometimes) free. I teased the wifey that their toilets are cleaner than ours at our new home, lol.