Utter Confusion!

So, we've now had time to digest the news that the UK have lifted the 2 week quarantine on people arriving from the Canary Islands and people have very mixed feelings.

On the one hand some people are leaping around like the island is going to be full next week, and the flood gates have opened. On the other hand people are worried that our cases are going to soar. What we have to remember is that as quickly as the UK lifted its quarantine, they could reimpose it again with very little notice, leaving us back at square one. 

I see hotels and venues advertising that they are reopening and I just hope that people will abide by the rules, wear the masks and socially distance as best they can. Also many of the bars and restaurants have capacity restrictions. We also have to be closed by midnight. this doesn't mean we stop serving at midnight. it means that all the customers must be out and the doors closed.
I saw an article the other day where an airplane travelling from the UK to Tenerife had to divert and land at Portugal because of an unruly passenger kicking off about wearing a mask. He was abusive to his wife, the cabin crew, and the passengers around him, and this isn't the first incident that I've read about recently. I feel sorry for those cabin crew and the other people on that flight and I really hope that this idiot gets banned from ever boarding a flight again. He should also get billed for the the incurred airport fees.

We are looking forward to welcoming some more tourists and I know that many people have already booked and we can't wait to see you. We are also a little confused because in Wales and much of the UK you can only mix with people in your household or meet up with people in the support "bubble", yet people can get on a plane with two hundred other folk and take a holiday. It just doesn't add up does it!
Still, it is what it is, the airline prices have shot up and they are scrambling to find extra planes to carry the extra passengers.

We took a ride down to Los Cristianos last week and again like our village is was very quiet. We had a walk along the sea front and had breakfast in one of our favorite places, The Promenade Bar. Without sounding really old we used to visit the Promeande Bar when we holidayed here many years ago, when I was a teenager in the late 80's. Back then there was a wall along the prom, they've knocked it down now and replaced it with wooden benches. The resort was that busy back in the day that people would sit on the wall and wait for tables to become available. I wonder if we will ever see these days again!

For now I am sitting on the fence and watching and waiting.

Until next time, stay safe and look after each other.

H x

I have enclosed a few pictures of our village, along with a few from our recent visit to Los Cristianos.