Travel in a time of Covid

The photo above is my Covid stuff.   Yes, Covid requires packing (and carrying) lots of extra stuff.  This is particularly true in Scotland, which is being very conservative about how they approach the issue.   The contents of my Covid shelf are, from left to right.

1.  My 7 lateral flow tests.   To visit the Scottish Isles (I’ll be on Iona two weeks from tomorrow) the Scottish government is requesting (not mandating, though the Iona Community is also asking for it) Lateral flow tests 3 days before and on the day of travel.   These are tests you can do yourself, and which are self-evaluated.   These 7 tests are free, and we are encouraged to do them every 3-4 days.   I’ll start them after:

2. My remaining PCR test: scheduled for Day 8, or next Wednesday.   That gets mailed in to the National Health service. 

3. Travel kits.  They had these at the Ace Hardware near me, and they are for flights. They have wipes, masks, even a cover for your headrest to keep the germs away. 

4. Hand sanitizer, and behind it

5. Many, many masks.  I have both cloth ones and paper N95 masks (required for train travel on the continent.)

6. LOTS of antiseptic wipes.  

Yes, I carry all this stuff around with me.  And yes, I’ll use it, all but one lateral flow test, in fact!

Choosing to travel at this time means putting up with all this.  But I think it will be worth it!   What do you think?  Would you travel with all this testing and precautions and such?   Let me know in the comments!