Now ye're talking - to an Irishman in mandatory quarantine in Australia

Not problems on that front,I don't drink either but the Mrs does.

Yes we're both vaccinated but that makes no difference. Including before departure in Dublin Airport we've had 3 negative pcr tests in 6 days.

Cost is $4000AUD and we pay.

We have good Internet so plenty to watch. Unfortunately the chrome cast we brought won't connect to the telly for some reason so that's a bit of an issue.

I brought the two latest Ross O Carroll books and Billy Connollys autobiography.

I have water weights (basically inflatable dumbells) a stepper.Also aerobic workouts on YouTube.

Like a lot of things in this quarantine lottery it varies greatly and all depends on where you end up.We were so so lucky in that we're in a 5 star hotel with food to match.The earlier flight this week are in a shìthole across town and a lot of the food isn't edible (I'm in their fb group too) they need to order in food at their own expense.

We don't have a say in what we get,it's 3 meals a day and they are all of excellent quality but neither of us are fussy eaters so it wasn't going to be an issue for us thankfully.Food is left outside the door,the guy knocks you wait exactly 3 mins,put on your mask and then have 10 seconds to get it in.We are lucky in that we have plated and cutlery.

In a lot of cases no,you are totally confined to the room,all rooms will have windows but in most cases they don't open. To keep someone in this situation for 14 days is against all sorts of human rights laws and is also mentioned in the UN charter I believe.

It's the biggest issue ( others being cost,the over the top nature of it and food) amongst people having to quarantine.

The worst thing about it is everyone pays the same and it's a total lottery,you don't know where you're going until you're on the bus leaving the airport.As mentioned I am claustrophobic so the stress and anxiety leading up to this was off the charts, I never knew what real anxiety was until the lead up to this trip,I had to go to the doctor, took time off work,stopped eating,it was horrible.

I went through all the official channels to plead my case to at least have an opening window,I included my growing number of doctors letters and other medical stuff.They said they'd get back but never did. I emailed all the hotels and some got back and said you need to go through official channels which I had,others said you get whatever room you're giving.One hotel said all their rooms had at least a window that opened. Just the quarantine lottery but that's where we ended up thank god.They had my medical records to and gave us a corner suite with a large balcony. I nearly cried.

This experience wouldn't change my view of people like that.Ill be polite and say as a reasonable person like the majority in Ireland I don't agree with their version of reality.