After being sequestered in my house alone for a full 2 weeks except for 1 hour on March 14th, I took a much needed walk about town. Newport is a tourist town even in the off season and can bustle on the weekends even in the winter. I have walked through town after blizzards and hurricanes and have not seen this before. I snapped images because that's what I do. Thankfully people are seeming to heed the advice to hunker down.
I did not feel at risk nor did I feel I put anyone at risk as I only encountered a couple people in a full hour and stayed far away.
I found myself thinking that we would all look back on this experience saying, as we now say about H1N1, "oh yeh, I remember that". I remin hopeful that this event will be memorable and teach us all something without having to pay a high price. Be safe and enjoy this new view of Newport on a Saturday night at 5 PM.