Need an opinion on travel please!

So before I even ask this, I want to preface with I am VERY aware that COVID-19 is real and dangerous. This is why I am completely torn.

My significant other received access to a beautiful gulf front condo in a couple of weeks for free from a client. It's in the FL panhandle (which FL is an epicenter, I am aware), but the cases here are lower comparatively. I have been very excited by this trip, but now a bit hesitant given the state of everything.

I love the beach. And travel...and I've been a hermit the past few months because of this pandemic. Does anyone think it's possible to go and be relatively safe? We will be driving, mainly limiting activities to beach, where we have a 10x10' tent to set up. We are avid mask wearers, hand washers/sanitizers, will be driving, limiting meals to our condo and take out.

Thoughts?

I hate to back out of this trip, but I also don't want to endanger myself or others.

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Miram · 31-35, F

Don't deal with people just because you don't want to hurt their feelings. Keep distance and make your own foods. Don't stop by in the road to have conversation about directions, make sure you already know where you're going or use GPS.

Make sure the condo was empty for a week before you were in there. And clean all well. Room service is not safe, airports are high risk, restaurants, public restrooms are all high risk.

It is safer in the sun than in closed spaces but avoid all crowds no matter the number.

Yes, there are restaurants, hotels and airports following protocols to minimize infection but if even medical staff are finding it difficult to keep up, I can only imagine what kind of mistakes others would make.

Make sure to do your own laundry. Basically do everything alone. Minimize contact to essentials.

Keep 2m distance, wash hands, wear masks..Which is the usual advice.