2020 Year in Review

 2020 Year in Review



Highlights:

  • Cruise from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina in February 
La Boca District Buenos Aires
Straits of Magellan
 
Magellanic penguins. Gulf of San
Matios on the Argentinian Coast

 Doris and Bill's Travel Adventures

  • We returned from our cruise on March 4 just in time to witness the start of the COVID epidemic in the U.S. Many of the passengers on the cruise ship, were on a round the world tour and most elected to only go as far as Capetown, RSA and return home. 
  • On the cruise I started to feel stressed walking upstairs or walking up higher altitudes outside.  Upon my return I scheduled an appointment with my cardiologist and he had me take a stress test.  He didn't like the results and had me scheduled for a stent implant.  Well a stent wasn't going to do the trick so I was immediately rushed into the operating room where the Doctor proceeded to perform a quintuple bypass surgery.  It was Doris' birthday, but of course, she couln't visit me because of COVID.
Following surgery at Roper St. Francis

  • Patriots Point re-opended May 15.
From the "Scuttlebutt"
Hangar Deck 3



  • I can't remember when I started playing tennis again, maybe July according to emails, but we were required to wear masks to/from the courts and hand sanitizers were everywhere.
  • Another diufferent routine we had to get used to was watching Sunday mass on TV.  The 9:00 a.m. mass at St. Mary's was televised or available on line so we got accustomed to that for quite a while.  As for St. Vincent de Paul my volunteer work as a second ceased.
  • Charleston Jazz didn't start up again until February 2021 and that was with outdoor concerts.  Forte Jazz club started up again in November with performances on Thursday-Friday-Saturday nights.
  • Annual Christmas dinner was deferred due to COVID and we ended exchanging gifts in the garage.

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