It seems to me that more people than ever are heading out on vacations this summer. I suppose that after enduring a COVID-19 year like we did in 2020, to finally be able to travel unhindered to places where masks are not required is similar to that beagle dog that finally broke loose from his chain and escaped into the hills, its tail waggling with happiness. âFree at last, free at last. Thank God, Iâm free at last.â After two years of not going anywhere for vacation and my wife and I surviving our bouts with COVID during the Christmas season, weâve already this year managed a few getaways to North Carolina, Tennessee and more recently Virginia Beach.