Wednesday 13 May
Our first “trek” was along the
pipeline and back through the valley.
This is our first real walk in eight weeks, and it made us realise just
how unfit we have become. We have
exercised every day, but for most of the time that was power walking around the
swimming pool.
We had to start from the
house, and it took us three hours to complete the whole walk. We did take our time, and took quite a few
photographs. But we were still pretty
shattered when we returned home. This
would be the same time it would take to do one of our summer walks, which we
did last June and September. Much
warmer than today, and didn’t feel half as tired when we finished at the bar.
In future we will use Monday
and Thursday to do some recce for new summer walks.
Thursday 14 May
There is some doubt on
Facebook about whether you can drive to start “trekking”, or whether you have
to do it from your house. Everything I
have read online confirms that you must do it from your home, but as always
opinions differ.
There have been a couple of
groups on the CBMW Facebook page who have driven to one of the popular walks,
trekked as a group and then had a drink together afterwards. I know that it was an unofficial walk,
because CBMW have cancelled all walks until after the summer. So I was surprised that not only did they
post on the Facebook page, but that the administrator did not comment. So perhaps I am wrong, and it is ok to drive
to the start of a walk.
I have sent an email to the
town hall to confirm the official policy.
Friday 15 May
At the end of our eighth week
of lockdown the prospects are pretty depressing. True we have a limited amount of freedom to
walk together, for which we are very grateful.
But there is no end in sight at all.
The Spanish daily stats today report 549 new infections and 143 deaths
in the last 24 hours. How can there be
so many new cases after eight weeks of the strictest lockdown in Europe?
We have not used the local
shop in Parcent since lockdown. But
today Jan wanted to give it a try during our daily walk. She had to take a face mask and gloves, both
of which are required to enter the shop.
It was empty when we got there, and she did not have to queue. But by the time she finished there was a
group of about eight waiting outside, as only a limited number are allowed to
enter at one time. All were wearing masks
and gloves. All were clustered together
in a tight group talking.
I don’t think the Spanish
people were made for social distancing.
And this may explain why those daily figures remain so depressing.
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