27-March - Friday - Telling mum

Day 4 of isolation. We have started having virtual coffee catch-ups with friends, setting on a time and all of us sitting down on facetime with a coffee in hand. Inspired by our Jane Fonda aerobics workout, we found a slightly more up-to-date session, with less laughter and more sweat. It does the trick, making us sweat, keeping us distracted and especially keeping us physically active! We chatted with our dear friends in Melbourne, checking in on each other during this quarantine. We received news of the two Swiss being in transit through Doha and boarding their leg to Zurich. We made ourselves a Bloody Mary Mexican style (with Tequila) as suggested by my brother. Not the same but indeed tasty! Finally, it was time to provide mum with the facts of our journey, no longer keeping her in the darkness nor hiding the stress behind smiling pictures of us in Bali, by a pool, with drinks… She knew something was up, she was concerned at all our travel movements, keen to know what was hiding behind our complete carefree attitude to border closures, flight cancellations or COVID-19 reports. It was time to bring her into the picture, unfiltered, raw. She was relieved at the two Swiss’ imminent landing in Zurich, she was relieved at all of us being safe but especially in knowing we all grew closer, we all had an amazing time together. C’est la vie! Who knew this trip downunder would develop into what it did, when they left March 1?

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