Posted on 16/01/2021 15:18
It's pretty obvious really but this year is heading the same way as 2020 in terms of staycation says Nick Lomas to the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-55659639
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Posted on 18/01/2021 12:10 by DavidKlyneHaven't booked anywhere yet, except the motorhome service but have yet to see if that happens at booked time? It does require a bit of inspired guesswork to think when we might first get away. Hopefully we will get our vaccination letters this week but even if we have them in January we are still (personally) locked down to the end of February. It seems that even if the current high level of national lockdown is relax it will be back into the tiered system so whether realistically we will get away much before April/May is uncertain. I am beginning to wonder if we will cope with and ordinary year!!!!
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:27
Well I'm the opposite, David. I've spent quite a bit of the day today booking sites between the end of March and the end of August. Barring emergencies, the only ones that will be cancelled are those which are closed at the time, or if we are in a 'tier' when we are not allowed to travel. We have been extremely careful on the occasions we have been out in 2020 and I can't see we will be any more relaxed in 2021.
David
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Posted on 18/01/2021 21:27 by DSBWell I'm the opposite, David. I've spent quite a bit of the day today booking sites between the end of March and the end of August. Barring emergencies, the only ones that will be cancelled are those which are closed at the time, or if we are in a 'tier' when we are not allowed to travel. We have been extremely careful on the occasions we have been out in 2020 and I can't see we will be any more relaxed in 2021.
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:37
Now we have our first jab this friday ,and a date for second one ,we have booked sites from Mid March and getting home a day before the second jab ,and several others after Hospital appointment end of April and if it doe not work out then we will have to ammend to cater for what ever happens ,
As the DG the way bookings are filling sites this year it will be like a cork in a bottle ,when the lockdown starts to be eased
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:37 by JVB66Now we have our first jab this friday ,and a date for second one ,we have booked sites from Mid March and getting home a day before the second jab ,and several others after Hospital appointment end of April and if it doe not work out then we will have to ammend to cater for what ever happens ,
As the DG the way bookings are filling sites this year it will be like a cork in a bottle ,when the lockdown starts to be eased
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:27 by DSBWell I'm the opposite, David. I've spent quite a bit of the day today booking sites between the end of March and the end of August. Barring emergencies, the only ones that will be cancelled are those which are closed at the time, or if we are in a 'tier' when we are not allowed to travel. We have been extremely careful on the occasions we have been out in 2020 and I can't see we will be any more relaxed in 2021.
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:59
I’ve decided to do a bit of booking too, nothing to lose really. Cirencester mid April for 4 nights, and a 2 week tour in July/August (Warwickshire/Yorkshire Dales/Shropshire). If we get our first jab (as projected) in March, should be ok, restrictions permitting.
Posted on 18/01/2021 21:27 by DSBWell I'm the opposite, David. I've spent quite a bit of the day today booking sites between the end of March and the end of August. Barring emergencies, the only ones that will be cancelled are those which are closed at the time, or if we are in a 'tier' when we are not allowed to travel. We have been extremely careful on the occasions we have been out in 2020 and I can't see we will be any more relaxed in 2021.
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 22:05
David
I think it's more a case of working up the enthusiasm. We went away a couple of times last year and felt we were just going through the motions. I think I will want to see some firm information that all this is behind us, or at least well on the way to it. Might feel different once we have had our vaccinations, letters supposedly in the post as they say!!!
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 22:05 by DavidKlyneDavid
I think it's more a case of working up the enthusiasm. We went away a couple of times last year and felt we were just going through the motions. I think I will want to see some firm information that all this is behind us, or at least well on the way to it. Might feel different once we have had our vaccinations, letters supposedly in the post as they say!!!
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 22:24
We felt is was more of a relief for a change of scenery, David, especially after the March lockdown. We spent the Spring doing the garden, but when sites were opened we managed to get away for five and a half weeks in the summer.
We tend to do the odd 4 night 'mid-week' trip from time to time, and we've done something similar this year. Last year, as our youngest lived in Falmouth, a 2 week part of our long summer stint gave us the opportunity of meeting up with Anna in Cornwall.
We have booked a cottage for a visit to visit our eldest daughter in the Outer Hebrides, but I suspect this one many not go ahead because of restrictions.
Fingers crossed for the vaccine letters, David.
David
Posted on 18/01/2021 22:40
If we don't try and get away we won't see our family. We have one daughter near us but the others require some travelling so at least two breaks will be for the family.
We might be lucky if they are free to travel to see us but at the moment travelling will be easier using the van.
Hope you manage your Hebrides visit David!
Posted on 18/01/2021 22:40 by brueIf we don't try and get away we won't see our family. We have one daughter near us but the others require some travelling so at least two breaks will be for the family.
We might be lucky if they are free to travel to see us but at the moment travelling will be easier using the van.
Hope you manage your Hebrides visit David!
Posted on 18/01/2021 23:24
Like everyone else, we're just doing things a day at a time. Best of luck for your plans, Brue. We'll just keep fingers crossed. It would be lovely to go, but if we can't, we'll just delay it to later on in the year... 😐 Decided against taking the caravan.... some of the sites are a bit basic for us 😃😃
David
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