timbasile wrote:
So I just got an email offering me a deferral to either NZ in 2022 or Finland in 2023.
I originally qualified back in 2019 at Maine 70.3 for NZ 2020 and took the deferral for St. George since it's closer to me here in Canada.
I'm wracking my brain here to figure out which one I want - I guess this is the paradox of choice. They're all good choices! Though part of me wants to do it this year- I've never been to a WC and would like to experience it sooner. Plus St. George doesn't involve crossing an ocean...
The trick here is that our border rules are supposed to stay in place until July - after that who knows? If there was still the 2 week quarantine in place, and with 2 young kids at home there's no way I could do a 2 week quarantine on top of the solo trip itself.
Anyone else in a similar boat?
Well, today being the last day you can defer, I pulled the trigger on deferring to 2023. Looks like a trip to Finland is in the cards!
Now for step 2 of my master plan: hope that COVID cases improve enough for me to race at MT70.3 and requalify for ST. George! I figure if that race (somehow) happens, the border will be looking up in September. And with slots likely to be handed out like candy, who knows what'll happen!