I stayed in Westport years ago on a tour of Ireland with my Canadian roommate from the University of Swansea during my year as an international student. It was beautiful and quiet.. it felt 'off the beaten track'.. I still remember a lively pub with proper Irish music played by locals. It felt a bit like something out of a movie.
Your island life sounds amazing. I love remote wild places.
Did you have to quarantine when you got back on the island? My aunt and uncle have a house on an island off the coast of North Carolina and the residents have self imposed a 14 day quarantine and no rentals to tourists, etc. Not everyone is following the rules though, and they aren't gov't ordained.
Westport is lovely and just up the road from Croagh Patrick. I used to have visitors from the US and revelled in showing them the beauty and the hidden places.
And yes, I love this life. Folk think I am crazy! That is fine!
No formal quarantine. I have been "cocooned" because of my age ( nearly 80) for months anyways and self-imposed seclusion since I came here as my immune system is down and a cold or flu is a huge danger. covid would finish me! I kept my mask on until I came in and see no one in person anyways. A natural solitary and the internet makes that easy ( islandanchorhold.blogspot.com) The hospital was a sealed unit and I was in the minibus etc. I have to admit I am counting the days though. Would be utterly ironic if I caught covid through going to hospital to save my life! lol....
I am awed by the Air Ambulance .. I knew about it and would hear it coming in low occasionally but the reality of it. Total dedication and efficiency ( wrong word but.. well safe hands.)
And as the folk here say, it is far faster than by road. And we are better protected . We have no resident dr or nurse. So they take no risks with us. . Sitting here abed with tears almost flowing with it all. It has been one of those experiences that change everything. You know?
We get so many case reports on the rte news online. If these young eejits were made to see some of the cases?
Sorry re the spiel! Sitting here looking at knitting yarn to order to carry on with the small maskmaking I am able to do. NB I am IN the chopper!
I have a friend who is pregnant with her first child she has her scan tomorrow and has been told that her husband cannot come into the room with her. He can drive her to hospital and sit in waiting room but not see the actual scan. Why? Can anyone explain the thinking around this?
I have a friend who is pregnant with her first child she has her scan tomorrow and has been told that her husband cannot come into the room with her. He can drive her to hospital and sit in waiting room but not see the actual scan. Why? Can anyone explain the thinking around this?
Presumably the scan room is too small for him to safely fit.
I've been in a few scan rooms over the last few years and they were all fairly roomy just because they have to fit in a bed and a large scan machine. I'd be interested to know how they work out that having only one parent in the room is less risk than two given that they're likely to be in close contact and sharing germs anyway. Dads tend to get treated a bit like they're just in the way by the maternity services though but that's probably for good reason for the most part. With our second baby I wasn't allowed in to the scan room for any of the 4 or 5 scans in either hospital because I had our toddler with us but a couple of times they let us in to have a quick look at the end as long as I left the pram outside.
We're coming under increasing pressure from family to allow visits and gatherings. They invite us over and promise we can just stay in the garden at a distance but try explaining that to a 2 year old. I know we're being over cautious but both our families haven't been taking lockdown measures very seriously and can't be trusted to respect boundaries at the best of times.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
My brother invited me to his birthday barbecue. I had to tell him I didn't feel comfortable about going. He thought I was bonkers, but took it well enough
Tesco.... Spent nearly 3 hours on chat with them about a new call phone. When challenged re delays.. did I know there is a covid -19 pandemic.. YES I said and that is why I need the phone. I am cocooned! ( Irish term for shielding) He went very quiet.
She will be paying for a private scan at 20 weeks to determine sex and Dad can go to that but this is a much awaited first baby and it seems mean to exclude Dad who is desperately excited to see his little one. If room is very small I suppose it makes sense but it seems a shame.
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And yes, I love this life. Folk think I am crazy! That is fine!
No formal quarantine. I have been "cocooned" because of my age ( nearly 80) for months anyways and self-imposed seclusion since I came here as my immune system is down and a cold or flu is a huge danger. covid would finish me! I kept my mask on until I came in and see no one in person anyways. A natural solitary and the internet makes that easy ( islandanchorhold.blogspot.com) The hospital was a sealed unit and I was in the minibus etc. I have to admit I am counting the days though. Would be utterly ironic if I caught covid through going to hospital to save my life! lol....
I am awed by the Air Ambulance .. I knew about it and would hear it coming in low occasionally but the reality of it. Total dedication and efficiency ( wrong word but.. well safe hands.)
And as the folk here say, it is far faster than by road. And we are better protected . We have no resident dr or nurse. So they take no risks with us.
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Sitting here abed with tears almost flowing with it all. It has been one of those experiences that change everything. You know?
We get so many case reports on the rte news online. If these young eejits were made to see some of the cases?
Sorry re the spiel! Sitting here looking at knitting yarn to order to carry on with the small maskmaking I am able to do. NB I am IN the chopper!
When you don't even know who's in the team
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