Last weekend I ventured out of Wales and stayed in a well known hotel chain near Oxford.  My first night away in a hotel since February this year.  Not that I miss spending time in hotels – but a road trip following lockdown was a novelty indeed.

So much has changed and everywhere you go now has strict rules in place, making popping out for a bite to eat or a quick pint quite a daunting task.

After the long drive, we checked into the hotel, where social distancing was quite evident, but on leaving our room and coming down to breakfast on Saturday morning, the new rule of everyone having to wear a mask had come into effect at midnight in England!

Just goes to show how quickly things can change and how difficult it can be for people to keep up with the new rules.  On the way back, we stopped at a the services over the bridge in our homeland and no masks were being worn at all.

The roads are busier, shops and salons are starting to open back up with precautions in place to safeguard staff and the public.  I think we all long for some normality with a passion.