Dear Covid 19 daily diary. I did not write in you yesterday . I dont know why. Perhaps it was because my walk was.............well the same old walk . Or perhaps it was because it was so hot . I sat out in the sun with a glass of Aperol Spritz without the Prosecco . Reminder to self - shopping need to buy wine . I closed my eyes as i drank it and thought of the Italian Lakes and less than fizzy Aperol in my glass . Not quite the same experience .
It was a lovely day and the sun rose early . It was too hot to stay in bed . Too hot to walk but walk I did . I saw for a while . Perhaps they felt like me . Too hot to walk . There were runners about later into my walk . Always two young girls . Every time I saw runners they were in pairs . Clad in skimpy tops they ran their daily runs. They shouted to each other as they ran . And then there would be silence . The hot weather has dragged the runners out early .
An older couple were running behind me . A distance away from me . They talked . I could hear them . They were more mature ladies . Not quite so skimply clad . The stopped to walk when they got to me. I thought they perhaps were doing couch to 5K . Running a few minutes followed closely by walking . We smiled across the road at each other . Said how hot it was and how it was going to get hotter throughout the day. I told them I envied them in a way . My running days were over . Truth be told it never really happened . They surged ahead of me . I continued to walk at the same pace .
I was heading for Stubbing Pond and past the allotments . Trying to keep in the shade. Something it was impossible to do. Boris is giving us a Covid 19 update tonight . Big news . New things happening . We already have a clue what he is going to say. His lockdown lifting might not be as big a surprise as he hopes it will be .
. They have got to a hill which stretches for a far way. They have stopped running and are walking . I have caught them up. I must walk at the same speed whereas they run a short way and then slow down to a crawl . They laughed and said I was walking faster than they ran . I left them and never saw them again . Yes my walking must be faster than their run .
Towards home I walked . Passing a man and his dog . It was a relief to get home . To have a cold drink and to sit in the garden .
Yes Boris revealed all. Restaurants and cafes can open on the 4th July but with social distancing . No standing at the bar to order a drink. Ordering food and drink using apps. There will be little atmosphere . Caravan Parks but some not opening their sanitary blocks . I shout at Boris But what about motorhomes We dont need the toilet . We dont need the shower . Museums and art galleries might be able to open at the end of July if we have no further outbreaks . Covid 19 alert diary - Wales has a few rather large ones in Anglesey and Wrexham . Germany too . Boris has changed the social distancing from 2 metres to 1 metre plus . I metre plus what ???? It appears that we can stand closer together . We can get within a metre of each other if we are careful and mitigate the risk . These are the new buzz words - 1 metre plus and mitigation . Will it all work ? Who knows ?
I want a holiday . I need a holiday. But will I get one or will I still be talking on my walks to my Covid 19 diary ? It must be getting bored with me .
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