China News Service, June 15th. According to the US "World Journal" report, sheltering from the epidemic at home for more than a year, on the eve of the full restart of California on June 15th, the people went out to travel in a blowout, hotels, restaurants, car rentals, and tourist attractions were overcrowded. There are long queues even to go to public toilets, which not only tests the time and patience of visitors, but also makes the price soaring shocking.

　　Hollywood Chinese filmmaker Li and Korean fiancé Julia, who have always loved travel, have been working at home for more than a year. They planned to take a trip after the epidemic stabilized.

The two flew from Los Angeles to Maui, Hawaii last week. They had planned a dreamy romantic trip after the epidemic, but they encountered challenges everywhere. They were lined up with activities for six days and five nights, but finally they were really unbearable. The merchants were slow to serve, and they couldn't afford to rent a car, so they could only lie in the hotel for three days.

　　"Since entering the airport, there have been more pedestrians than expected." Julia said that their plane from Los Angeles to Maui that day was almost packed.

The two booked a car rental before they left. "We found five car rental companies, and they all said that there were no more cars." Finally, they found a car company with a six-day rental fee of more than 2,100 U.S. dollars. Seeing that there was no way, the two gritted their teeth. Signed a lease.

Unexpectedly, the day before departure, the car rental company called and said that because there were too many car rentals, the car originally planned to be rented to them, the previous tenant temporarily asked for an extension of one day. To cancel the lease.

The young couple hurriedly looked for it again, and finally found only a three-wheeled antique car with a rent of $475.18 a day.

　　The plane landed in Maui, "I thought this place was so large and sparsely populated, there would not be many tourists. I didn't expect to be frightened at the first meal." The two went to a local restaurant, and the line went outside and changed to the second place. For a restaurant, the waiter said that it would take about 50 minutes.

Change to another restaurant, and all the tables outside are full.

In desperation, the two of them could only buy two barrels of instant noodles at a nearby convenience store and return to the hotel to satisfy their hunger.

　　In order to avoid being inaccessible again, the two called in advance that evening to make an appointment for breakfast for the next day, and the restaurant responded that the reservation was full.

I could only get up early the next day. I was waiting at the door of a nearby restaurant at 7 o’clock, but there were many people at the door. I finally waited for nearly two hours to be seated. I ordered a meal and the food was 11 when the food was on the table. Point, breakfast becomes lunch.

　　Julia said that it was the first time for her to go to Hawaii. She was very excited before the trip, and she bumped into walls on the way. The tour was greatly discounted. She originally planned to rent a car to travel around the island because the rental car was too expensive and she had no choice. In the end, she only ran half of the island. In the second half of the trip, I can only sleep in the hotel to listen to the sea, which is not what I imagined.

　　"What the blowout looks like, what tourist attractions are now." Mr. Azusa Zhou and his wife drove to Northern California on a long weekend, passing San Jose, San Francisco City Center, Fisherman's Wharf, Union Station, shopping centers, California Berkeley and Sacramento, along the way, feel the tourist atmosphere on the eve of the full reopening of California's economy. There are huge crowds wherever they go. Even Berkeley, California, where a large number of students have not yet returned to school, is already full of tourists.

　　Mr. Zhou said that not only tourist attractions, but also restaurants in various cities have long queues. Many large restaurants are fully occupied outside, and only a few indoors have vacancies.

He and his wife had planned to have a little wine at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, but were told to wait at least two hours; they tried to book the next day’s dinner every day, and most of them were told that there would be no seats until 8 o’clock in the evening.

　　"The saddest thing is queuing to the public toilets." Mr. Zhou's wife said, I don't know whether it is because of too many tourists or other reasons.

　　Mr. Zhou said that what made him particularly unpleasant about this trip was that his car used to be filled with a cylinder of oil at US$40-50, and the peak price of oil was only US$60. Now a cylinder of oil cost him US$98.96, and the oil has risen. Prices are at least 40%. In addition, the prices of catering, hotels, and shopping have all increased significantly compared to before the epidemic.

(Yang Qing)