Way back in January in what seems to have been a different world we booked a week’s holiday in Alnmouth, Northumberland.
It took us a little while to adjust, having been under lockdown – or near lockdown – for about three months. But we managed. We spent as much time as possible on the beach, where the 2 metre social distancing was very straightforward. Lussa (the dog) loved the beach, where there were lots of other dogs as well as a few people. The pubs were not really open – just the beer gardens and then only in good weather and not for very long. But our son and his fiancé came to see jus staying in their own camping van a few miles down the coast, and bicycling to our little apartment.
The highlight was actually eating a meal out! In Craster at the Jolly Fisherman which specialises in crab, in their garden where it was almost too hot. Not something we were used to at all. Our cottage was small but had a nice little courtyard which was both dog-secure and entirely out of the wind.
Now we’re back: here in Scotland outdoor bars are open, and shops too, though one must wear a mask in shops (not in bars: that would make drinking a little difficult). We’ve managed a coffee across the road at the Riverside, and I finished a very tricky jigsaw we started not long after I broke my finger.
One day we’ll go further field, but for now we’ll simply stay here. Back to practising music, playing with Jamulus, learning Ivrit and generally living.
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