Feest Isolation Days –3 March 2021
How local is local? We decided to go for a walk and I was keen to be beside the sea. We looked at the rules and they were fairly loose to say the least. “Exercise
should be done locally wherever possible, but you can travel a short distance within your area to do so if necessary (for example, to access an open space).” This definition doesn’t offer a lot of help on specific distances. An MP when asked if seven miles was too far said the most important thing to do was to follow the guidance wherever you were. Further, “In situations where people are breaching the guidance not to travel out their local area but are not breaching regulations, officers will encourage people to follow the guidance.”
So were we breaching the guidance? We travelled thirteen miles. We went in our own car, didn’t go into any shops or anywhere else, and when we parked next to the Costal Path we walked together. We didn’t meet anyone else. After parking, we headed towards the path without any problems at all. We probably met about six couples on the path in the two and a bit hours we were out and we all gave way to each other. There might have been about three other dog walkers and their pooches, but no one else. When we finished our amazing walk, and picnic, we returned to the car and sat there drinking our thermos of coffee and dunking our digestives like the oldies that we are. We weren’t stopped or challenged as there was no one about. We both decided that we certainly weren’t breaking any laws, and we didn’t breach the regulations. And it was wonderful!
It was only four degrees when we set out but the sun came out so our return walk with the wind behind us was warm and the views spectacular.
There is something about being beside the sea that fills me with the sort of feelings that I will appreciate for days. I don’t need to go there every day or even every week but once every few months I just need to see the sea! As I grew up in a land locked State, I don’t know when this desire arrived, but now that it’s here it will remain forever I am quite certain of that.
Lockdown! The hoops we go through in our own minds to justify a simple trip to the sea! In the end, we both decided it was worth it, we wouldn’t feel guilty and we are glad we went.
Now for my new Tuesday night Yoga class…I shall be knackered of Clifton later this evening that is for certain. And it feels great! I think that was the whole idea!
Enjoy! Stay safe. The pandemic isn’t over yet but we are getting there!
With love,
Kathy x