Possible blocker on touring for the elderly?

We've had 10 days booked at New England Bay for a few weeks (booked when sites seemed to be filling up). Until this weekend I've been undecided whether to go or not. I've got the 72 hours cancel date highlighted on the calendar. But my husband is worn out and needs a rest. He doesn't complain but I know he wants some  days off work. If we are at home he feels he has to get up to milk, and I'm always there to to keep paperwork ticking over, and answer questions about the business. The house is our home, but it's also the hub of the farm business. No one comes in - all done through the doorway.

So we're planning to go. Today I went out for the first time in a month (click and collect put into the boot by the shop), and I need to get some confidence back. I don't want to shop when we're away, but may have to. Taking food (and drink!) for over a week takes a bit of planning.

But first, there's stones to pick off the ploughing, grass to be reseeded and rolled etc. Bill payments to be scheduled for when we're away. Cakes to be made st.

Sorry for the long waffle!

You sound like you need one as well as Mr.G, Goldie. Take it, relax and try to enjoy. Agree with you about planning food for a long break in the caravan. Our fridge wouldn't be big enough for a 10 dayer, just about ok for 4 or 5, depending how much we can get into the freezer.

Good luck. Hope no sudden disaster at home stops you from going.

I read the same, and I'm sure that age group is in addition to the over 70's group, not just the 50-70 age group.  Wouldn't make any sense really, having had a lot of the over 70s shielding for the past 4 months.  I also read that they could be given personalised risk ratings, taking into account factors like age and medical history.

I hope nobody is going to spoil the plans we have for September either.  Got a couple of CLs booked and looking forward to it.

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We can get home in 3.5 hours if we have to - and I don't think/hope there would be anything that was more urgent than that.

I've downloaded some stuff from Iplayer onto my Ipad, and checked there's a lot of unread books on my Kindle, and booked a Morrisons delivery for just before we go, so with a following wind we'll be OK

Well i'm going away for 20 nights starting next week. Obviously i'll be taking all sensible precautions, but i will be enjoying myself as well.

As all other sensible people i will follow government guidance as well as my own common sense, which is probably over and above the guidance.

   

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WTG. Oh dear, yes that's true, all the more reason to make the best of what we can do!

Goldie, we managed to survive 6 days with our own food but also had an outdoor pub meal (all items used were disposable, served in cardboard boxes etc,  so well organised.) I had a food delivery the day before we left, stocked up on milk from the milkman. Had to visit a community shop towards the end of the break, one at a time in the shop, more milk and a magnum or two...well it was warm! 

Feel free to help yourself to some of mine but please leave enough for me to deal with rude,shouty people

Just back from Killin, shopped at the Coop, a change of scene is as good as rest so they say! Having been in lockdown since February due partially to ill health, acting  as carer to wife and son who lost their respite,  I think we have done our bit! Time for golfers, cyclists and children to do their bit if we are all in this together as we are told! lockdown the people who got released early!

 Hopefully this Boris dream will be stopped at the border.