3/2/2020This next bit, Rachel and I kept under wrap as we did not want anyone to know at the time being – we were unsure what would happen with the local declarations once we left. We were fully cleared by the CDC. 23:44 After a lot of discussion, Rachel and I decided that we should try to make it home tonight. We didn’t know what things would look like in...
3/2/2020 06:22 We cleared our last temperature check! 97.1F for me, 98F for Rachel. They let us know that there has been a change in departure time, and are unsure if we will be leaving today or not at this time. Conference call information will be passed out soon. 07:00 A view of the buses, tables, and personnel. 08:20 Breakfast is here – we...
3/1/2020 05:00 Happy March, AKA freedom month! Early morning! We have a Fox and Friends interview pretty soon. 06:00 Finished our interview – I was still a little foggy from waking up, but hopefully got my point across! Stay calm, protect yourself, and be prepared as the situation evolves! You can watch us here. 08:03 After binging New Girl...
An early morning. Today is the day that we board the cruise that we’ve been looking forward to for months – The Diamond Princess. Our itinerary was for the Lunar New Year, going to multiple Asian countries – notably going to Hong Kong for the New Year. The first thing planned for the day was sumo wrestling practice. Sumo has been something that...
2/29/2020 08:20 Breakfast is here! We crashed hard last night – it was a long day of interviews and blog editing. Not much happened throughout the base yesterday, although we now have one more confirmed case of covid-19. The individual was transferred to a designated medical facility. One individual who was positive in Japan has cleared their infection and is...
2/28/2020 06:00 Early morning! Rachel and I interviewed with 102.1 Star in DFW. We’ll be on the radio all morning – you can listen to us on iHeartRadio! We will be on the Mark Davis Show around 9am today, live! 08:30 Breakfast is here! We received a few pieces of french toast plus a hash brown. 09:00Interview with Mark Davis, great as usual!We start...
2/27/2020 02:00 Still having jet lag issues – as promised, here is my next article on my blog! 02:30 It was brought to my attention that the picture links were redirecting to inappropriate sites – all pictures have been removed off of all threads. I will convert links on my blog to picture galleries – all pictures will be posted...
Departing for an adventure of a lifetime! Today is the day that we leave for Tokyo – some fabled futuristic, neon, modern city across the world that seemed like it was only in textbooks. We had no idea what sort of culture shock was in store for us, let alone what the next 46 days would entail. A view outside of out hotel room. We left our Hilton hotel bright...
2/26/2020 08:45 Breakfast is here! Cheese omelette with some hash browns, yogurt, and a cinnamon roll. It was a little weird, so we split a leftover patty melt! 09:00 We had our temperatures taken – 97 for Rachel, 97.6 for me! 12:00 I took a long nap again, and instead of lunch Rachel and I split another patty melt. The lunch was fish(?) with...
2/25/2020 08:20 Two eggs, some salsa, hash browns, beans, and of course – an apple. I really didn’t sleep well last night. I tried to sleep at 10pm, but didn’t fall asleep until around 4am. I’m headed back to sleep for now. 09:00 Temperature checks! I was 98.1, rachel was 98.3. Still in the clear! 12:00 Test results are being given back today...