After a disappointing year travel wise in 2020, the optomist in me hoped that 2021 would be better as vaccines for Covid-19 were developed and rolled out globally.

We thought we'd start small, aiming for a short break over to Queensland, Australia with the family for the second week of the July school holidays. Things were looking hopeful until suddenly they weren't. A third (fourth?) wave of Covid swept through neighbouring NSW, case numbers went into the thousands of new cases per day and internal borders quickly went up again. Here in the West, our Premier has kept us on a very short leash when it comes to restrictions, which has had the effect of keeping us safe and living a relatively Covid free lifestyle - going to shops, pubs, sports events, dinner, etc all without restrictions. We've had small sharp lockdowns and some lingering mask wearing but generally we've been ok. It has continued to keep us locked inside WA though.

We optimisically rebooked QLD for October school holidays but those pesky border restrictions quickly put an end to that. So, we have now rebooked for a third time, this time for the end of January 2022. At the time of writing this, toward the end of October 2021, WA is approaching 80% single vaccination and have passed 60% double vaccinated. Myself, I've been fully vaccinated for a number of months now, as has all of my immediate adult family members. There is light at the end of the tunnel with the Eastern States sharing their roadmap out of these travel restrictions but we're a little behind in WA in formalising a similar plan. As it stands today, travel between QLD and WA is open and unrestricted but that relationship is hanging on by a very thin thread.

Not much else to report travel wise. I'm taking some leave at Christmas but will likely just chill out around Perth. We have QLD at the end of January 2022 and Exmouth in April 2022. Fingers crossed they can both happen (Exmouth should be a certainty at least). Whilst sitting at home, we have decided that we would really like a new one, so be sure to follow our build progress in my other blog.

Keep safe!