The plan for the day was to get the bike out and go round the reservoir near the site, Carsington Water. Unfortunately when I finally woke at around 8am (which is late for me) it was raining and, whilst never very heavy, it persisted through to early afternoon. I had a leisurely breakfast, caught up on social media, read quite a bit and had a leisurely lunch. There were a couple of frustrations on the way, including the fact the Aeropress coffee maker fits inside the mug I use and managed to get jammed in! I did eventually free it up and enjoyed a nice mug of fresh filter coffee.
I was in two minds when the rain did clear about going out but as Saints were on telly (well mobile phone at least) I decided the rugby would take precedence. I was really glad I’d decided to watch it as it was a cracking game against Exeter. We just came up short at the end but we had played 65 minutes with only 14 men (despite what some supporters are saying it was a definite red card).
The Covid precautions on site seem to be working ok and everyone is being sensible. The facilities are limited to 6 people at any one time, it’s managed by having 6 rubber wrist bands in a small bucket of Milton and 6 hooks. As you go in you move a band from bucket to hook then drop one back in the bucket as you leave. It works provided people remember to put them back afterwards! In truth I think the precautions are now a bit excessive (such as closing every other cubicle) but it’s allowed them to open the facilities so that’s a positive.
The weather forecast for the next couple of days is a lot better so I’ll definitely be out and about. I will need a little bit of shopping (bread rolls mainly) so will drive up to Bakewell one day, I want to do the Monsall Trail (probably the most famous of the trails along old railway lines) so will combine that with some shops.
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