Big change of plans! After reading the State Department recommendations and consulting again with Benjamin, we have decided to return home. The idea of not knowing when we would be able to return within the next year to 18 months did not appeal.
So we are dealing with travel agents and airlines and anticipate being back in the US by next Thursday, March 26th, fingers crossed.
We will be screened upon arrival on US soil and a determination will be made about next steps. Assuming we are healthy, we will still have to self-quarantine for 14 days. And because our house is rented out, we have no idea where we will do that.
In any case, we are now looking forward to getting home and reducing the uncertainty we are dealing with at present.
Stay healthy, dear friends!
Sam, Donna & LuLu
March 20, 2020
Granville, France
LuLu's Outta Town 
Wishing you the safest of journeys back. It makes me very nervous for you to travel back to a state where the virus is just starting to hit versus where it is has already hit and is on the downhill slope in some countries over there … not to mention with not as many people as in California alone. The fact that you haven’t gotten sick speaks well of your current situation!
I know you’ve thought long and hard about this. Just know if your gut, not your head, says this is the right move then by all means go for it! If your gut says stay put than listen to your gut … at the end of of the day you have to do what’s best for you ❤️.
Travel safely and stay healthy!
Lisa
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You have had the adventure of a lifetime and have taken us with you. Thank you! Now come home safely. Safe journey. XO
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Well, sorry about all of this of course, but we’ll be glad to see you. What a disappointment! May the Big Adventure stop before your return, and may everything be smooth for that part.
Sara
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Pleased to hear that you are both OK, but sorry to hear that your trip has been curtailed. Here in the UK we are now in partial lockdown with all of us over 70s being told to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks, so I’m working remotely from home and the rate of cases and deaths is now rising quicker than Italy – all very worrying. Are you shipping the Volvo home?
It was a shame that you were not able to ring me when you were in Tolpuddle, but perhaps we can catch up when your safely home and out of quarantine.
Keep safe
Chris B (in Northumberland)
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Great news that you’re coming home next week! We hope your re-entry goes smoothly. Dan & Leslie
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Glad you’re coming home! Love, L&D
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I’m glad you’re coming home. No place is safe but at least you will be closer to loved ones. not that you can see them! This staying at home is strange, but not totally unpleasant. Where will you and Sam stay?
Good luck to you .
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just read the email and checked here as well so happy you are both OK and have a SAFE return home Donna Sam and LuLu I look forward to connecting when you return Karen Rose
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Too bad! Let us know when you arrive. You also are welcome to sleep on our pull-out couch in the front room, and I could pick you up at the airport..Sam could make bread! How about Ben and Rachel? I hope you get this reply – The LULU out -of-town says to reply “above this line” but there’s no way to do that Phyllis
On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 4:01 PM LuLu’s Outta Town wrote:
> 510donna posted: ” Big change of plans! After reading the State Department > recommendations and consulting again with Benjamin, we have decided to > return home. The idea of not knowing when we would be able to return within > the next year to 18 months did not appeal. ” >
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