Couple stranded in paradise -
One thing led to another and suddenly a just married couple found themselves on an extended honeymoon in a plush resort --
...they were the only guests at their resort, the Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives, which normally is at capacity at this time of year, catering to some 180 guests. (“Room rates start at $750 a night,” its website still says.) The resort comprises the entirety of its speck of an island. There is nowhere to go. The couple reign like benign yet captive sovereigns over their islet. The days are long and lazy. They sleep in, snorkel, lounge by the pool, repeat.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/last-couple-in-paradise-the-honeymooners-stranded-in-the-maldives-1.4221907?ref=hvper.com
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Fuck the NYT.
from Bonaire in March. I was booked for two weeks for my birthday. Came home a week early--March 9th instead of 16th--because I was concerned that the airlines would stop flying. The American Airlines flight I was originally booked to come home on turned out to be the last American flight out of Bonaire.
I did think I could get stuck for at least a couple of months and didn't think it was fair to Snowy or my older son, who would have ended up probably taking her from the pet sitter where she was staying.
This is what I left
This is who I came home to
Writing this w my little furry canine son in my lap. Give Snowy some petting and kisses from his fan here in PA. Take good care of each other and stay safe and healthy!
Snowy is!
Happy belated birthday!! 
