THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN | Ep. 73

We’re pausing our South America videos to show you how we navigated getting home after skipping our return flight from California. After returning from South America, we were exploring one of our favorite places in the US: Napa Valley and San Francisco. However, while we were there, the coronavirus outbreak really started to spread, we decided to keep our rental car and just slowly drive back to Austin. What started out as us trying to make lemonade out of lemons, digressed into a situation where we needed to get to a safe place as soon as possible. During our journey back, it seemed like we were just ahead of the “shelter in place” orders, with hotels and restaurants closing, we gave up trying to get back to Austin, and instead drove to Oklahoma City to settle into isolation with family.

#CoronaVirus #RoadTrip #USA

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
1:11 - Chateau de Sureau
2:13 - Yosemite National Park
3:28 - Elderberry Restaurant
4:48 - Ritz Carlton in Palm Springs
6:02 - Phoenix & Pizzeria Bianco
6:57 - Drive through Tonto National Forest
7:28 - Santa Fe New Mexico
9:04 - Bloopers

For more information on our travels, head to our blog: www.thenearandaway.com

VISITED PLACES:
Chateau du Sureau: https://chateausureau.com/
Elderberry Restaurant: https://chateausureau.com/ernas-elder...
Yosemite National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage: https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels...
Chula Artisan Eatery: https://www.chulaeatery.com/
Pizzeria Bianco: http://www.pizzeriabianco.com/
Sazon Restaurant: https://sazonsantafe.com/

MUSIC (All music from Artlist.io):
Ice Age (City Acres)
Dream Reality (Assaf Ayalon)

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Thanks!
Amy & Eric