A holiday in Spain felt safer than shopping in Asda in the UK

Hope you won't be going anywhere for the next 14 days nanasam you should be self isolating. Could I ask how you managed travel insurance for Spain I hear it is virtually impossible or costs the eart?.

Thank you for sharing with us nanasam and I’m very pleased to hear you had a happy and safe holiday. Congratulations on your Golden Anniversary.
I think if people decide to travel, either here in the UK or abroad, each person has to consider the risks in their particular destination, and their own personal risk ie age, gender, underlying health conditions. Then if they decide to travel, take care and enjoy.

Good points trisher. Obviously nanasam should be in quarantine now, and so no trips to Asda for a couple of weeks.
The insurance is an interesting question. What are people doing about travel insurance?

We must hope that none of the 28 passengers on the flights don’t test positive whilst they are isolating.
Nansam what would you have done if there had been 400 people on your flight? Would you have felt so comfortable?

I’m pleased though that you had a good time.

Let’s hope all holiday makers in Spain are as lucky.

Glad you had a good time.

I can't comment on Asda, but I know when I do early morning food shops in Sainsburys or Marks, with deliveries in between, I feel quite safe, I guess you have to pick your times, it's always quiet when I go.

38 going and 28 coming back on your respective flights, wow! that sounds great, I almost regret cancelling our September flights now, thinking would we have been likely to be that lucky. For me it was always going to be about the palaver gathered together with many at the airport, coupled with the possible close proximity to others on board. All that, and when you arrive you still have to eat for how ever long the duration of the holiday is.

Will just keep fingers crossed and live in hopes for next year have now rebooked our flights.

Thank you for sharing this nanasam, I'm glad to read that you had a good time. I love Malaga and we're missing our annual visit there this year. We'll enjoy it all the more when we do go back!

Trisher, yes we'll be isolating, I got a home delivery today so I'm in no rush whatsoever to go out. Maybe just to take the dog round the block, wearing a mask.

We got travel insurance through Battleface, who also insured against Covid so there was no problem with that.

I think the press love the scaremongering.

Oh, and the insurance for 2 x 70 year olds was £210 for 2 weeks, I didn't think that was too bad.

Sorry! But you shouldn't be taking your dog out for a walk.

If you do go into quarantine, you should not leave your house. You can exercise your dog in your garden or around your home, but if you are unable to do this then you can ask someone to walk your dog for you, but you do need to take certain precautions.

www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health/for-owners/coronavirus/

Sorry nanasam you are not supposed to walk the dog apart from in your garden. www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk

Snap! growstuff -you were quicker than me.

Quuckdraw McGrow - that's me!

Quickdraw - oops!

Ah, okay, didn't realise. Walkies round the garden it is, then!

Walkies round the garden it is, then!

Like a teddy bear nanasam?

Glad you had a lovely holiday, walkies with a mask should be quite safe.

DiscoGran

Glad you had a lovely holiday, walkies with a mask should be quite safe.

But against the government's guidelines for those in quarantine. People shouldn't be picking and choosing the guidelines which suit them - and then say they don't feel safe in the community!

It is concerning that people don't understand what quarantine means. How many others are walking dogs or having a quick trip to the shops or not isolating at all?

We too feel quite safe out here on the Costa Del Sol nanasam it’s exactly as you described it. We are however avoiding the more touristy spots for the next six weeks, just visiting bars in the residential area where we are. Avoiding taxis, buses and trains and grateful for the sunshine and walking to what we can do.

Life’s good!

growstuff and AGAA4 I am not "picking and choosing the guidelines which suit them". Your comment is unfair. Please don't label me this way. I will abide by all laws that are laid down. I picked up on the dog walking comment and will not be going out, but where did you get the idea I'd be having a "quick trip to the shops" or "not isolating at all?????

Exactly Growstuff

I must admit to feeling really ambivalent about holidays. I think we need to get back to a semblance of normality and start the economy moving in whichever country we live. I live in a quiet rural area of France which has not had a lot of infection. We need tourists but when I see them coming from Paris etc I do feel a bit resentful, in the same way I do when people on GN say they are going to a rural area of Italy or France. Wish I didn't feel so mean.

nanasam you’ll find growstuff was replying to discogran but more than likely with a ‘side eyes’ at you.
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I’m glad you had a wonderful wedding anniversary. Some tales of trips abroad seem to have a better outcome than others. Literally you pays your money & takes your chance this Covid year!

Nanasam. I am sorry that you felt my comments were aimed at you. They were not. I was making a general observation.

I am glad you had a lovely time in Spain.

Glad that you had a lovely Golden Wedding Anniversary trip
nanasam it sounds to have been very well thought out, and we love Nerja too.Glad you didn’t have to cancel in the end and are no doubt even more tanned than you usually are! I am decidedly pale.☹️