In
spite of the fact that I was still dealing with the spasmodic pain in my left
ear, I think that I managed a fairly standard day without too much whingeing.
I did go for my early morning swim and my
bike ride and even went out for lunch back in the pool, but was determined to
get something from the pharmacy, anything from the pharmacy that might give me
relief. Having said that, my sleep last
night (wracked as I was with pain) was, according to my watch, one of the best nights
rest that I have had!
The pharmacy came up with a little brown
bottle with a dropper and that liquid was placed within the porches of mine ear
as soon as possible. Did I read the
doses and regularity of application and side effects etc.? I did not.
Instead I put my blind faith in the little brown bottle and hoped for
the best.
And, of course it worked. Well, it worked enough for me to say that I
felt better and a twinge every couple of hours was dealable with.
The
beach was packed and yet largely empty.
In other words the space nearest the sea-line was full, but the spaces
behind the front were sparsely populated.
Our beach is not that wide, but it is long and the entire population of
Barcelona could be accommodated on the sand without too much problem. It would not be very pleasant, and the
traffic jams and the parking situation would be catastrophic, but as far as
space is concerned they would fit.
As we tend to get families on our beach,
it is difficult to say how far physical distancing was obeyed, given the large
extended grouping that make their way to Castelldefels. It is a simple fact that ‘households’ are
much more extensive than they are in the UK.
Our communal pool has become the focus of
summer life and there are a bloody sight more people around the pool that live
inn the houses that the pool is supposed to serve. Freeloaders are a real problem. As are the viral assassins (kids) who can
only communicate in soul rending screams.
Parental moderation is there none!
We
are being informed of hotspots of infection around Spain and there is talk of
localized lockdowns. How those might
work when people have now had a taste of new normal freedom is anyone’s idea.
As foreign holidays are still
problematical, there is going to be a real increase in staycations and
Castelldefels is the perfect day trip destination for the city. It is going to be a cramped summer season.
I
have decided to have an early night tonight with the hope that the little brown
bottle will do its stuff and Sunday will be pain free.
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