Edmund Schweppe (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
edschweppe) wrote2024-07-14 07:58 pm
edschweppe) wrote2024-07-14 07:58 pm
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Back from Star!
I had a fun time, even though Star has given up on being COVID-free. There were no announced cases on-island last week, and apparently most (if not all) conferees tested themselves prior to arrival. I did stay masked up indoors in public areas (and ate my meals outdoors). I also carried my little Aranet CO2 monitor around. Even indoors, most of the time, CO2 levels were down in the 450-600 range. There was a *lot* of wind most days, with not very much rain, so the windows were kept open almost all the time.
I'm still not pleased that the island management decided to give up on being COVID-free. I wasn't the only person on island masking up for some or all of the time; there were a few other conferees, and even a few staff members, masked up most of the time.
The mainland weather was hot and humid all week; that meant that the island weather was cool and humid. (Advantage of being surrounded by sixty-plus-degree Atlantic Ocean water.) There were a couple of quick downpours, but overall the week was dry.
Of course, this week is also going to be hot and humid on the mainland; alas, this time *I'm* in the middle of it. Sigh.
I'm still not pleased that the island management decided to give up on being COVID-free. I wasn't the only person on island masking up for some or all of the time; there were a few other conferees, and even a few staff members, masked up most of the time.
The mainland weather was hot and humid all week; that meant that the island weather was cool and humid. (Advantage of being surrounded by sixty-plus-degree Atlantic Ocean water.) There were a couple of quick downpours, but overall the week was dry.
Of course, this week is also going to be hot and humid on the mainland; alas, this time *I'm* in the middle of it. Sigh.