We're off!!

 Much water has passed under the bridge since the last post, but it is mostly positive!

The island came off Level 2

After the disappointment highlighted in the last post we were soon restored to Level 2 status, and the curfew advanced and tables could be of size 6 people with the option of eating inside. We were considered to be the lucky island:- the two big ones were having Covid problems, and Lanzarote went the other way and has since suffered a nasty outbreak based on a gym   leaving it in trouble! We took advantage of the lower level and went for tapas inside several of our favourite places. 

And the numbers continue to bring joy! There was a day last week when the total number of active cases was 13!An outbreak amongst quarantined migrants has been the main reason that this is now a bit higher, but as of today no-one on the island is hospitalised with the virus.

 All of Spain is off the State of Alert and furniture has gone off the pavements, 

This happened on Monday, and there is an on-going dispute between the Canarian government and Madid over measures that the former wishes to retain p principally a curfew and restrictions on visits from the Peninsula. Table size can now be 10, and  -hallelujah - licences for street music are now being issued. With more customers now allowed inside and on terraces the special measure of spreading tables into the street has been rescinded. Tours are now being organised. It all feels like the "beginning of the end" 

Greyrocks is off on its Migration

Ironically, therefore, we are off on our summer excursion. This follows a worrying period in terms of Cyprus and Covid. We have been monitoring this and as numbers grew there was a suggestion that their heavy lockdown would be partially retained. We got cold feet. But the tax and Brexit rules do mean we have to go, and - in fact - we are assured that we will face only light restrictions and  - as far as Cyprus is concerned - our vaccination certificate will suffice and get us the Safe Pass needed for some activities, Unfortunately Lufthansa don't like the certificates and we need antigen tests tomorrow to get us through a two hour transit in Frankfurt. Watch this space for the account of the journey and arrival in the early hours of Sunday.

....but we are very "off" this new enterprise!

Finally a rant about the latest craze in town! The picture fails to convey the luminous lime colour of these "Link" scooters to be seen in random locations around Corralejo! They operate along the lines of the push-bike available to rent from point to point in many cities in Europe, except that those must be returned to a rack. These are left wherever the paid (or on offer free) time runs out! There are some rules but these are largely ignored and Greyrocks predicts a nasty accident and/or a drumming out of town!

Enough of the grumpy! Off to finish the packing!