Tomorrow I have decided I’ll be heading off on a vacation – I’ve sorted out my spare bedroom, and I am going to have a three day trip there.
The announcement today is that we will not be able to travel abroad until at least 21 May, and even then the potential destinations will be limited. Ah well, that’s life.
It was interesting watching interviews in Newcastle. Some people think we are relaxing too slowly, others think we really need to speed up. I found the balance interesting. There was the woman stuck at home afraid to get the virus. Then there were the four students that were missing out on the university experience of going out clubbing. Suddenly student loans are less of a bad idea.
I had a good long walk on the beach today. It was interesting – there are more car parking spaces these days (we have a new car park). People seemed to be taking care not to get in each others faces. But there were a lot more than you would expect on a day like today. People are getting healthy!
I did notice one more change – there were a lot less children on the beach – I wonder if that had anything to do with the amount of sea shells on the beach. I also saw a big group together – they all appeared to be from a single household. But even so they were not supposed to be out together.
People are getting up tight. There is less tolerance around. Today we got a roadmap toward the end of this weird period in our lives. Maybe we can just put up with each other a little bit longer.