FREEDOM!
It was only two weeks of isolation but leaving the house Saturday morning was SO EXCITING. The sun was shining, the air was brisk but hinted at warmth, the birds were singing and we were loutta there!
Months and months ago, we had booked tickets to take part in a geospatial game that involved 'talking' to people and solving the whodunnit - much like Cluedo. Initially it got rescheduled (Covid's fault), then we thought we would be on the Isle of Skye (just bad luck that it got moved to the date we already had something booked), but then with our enforced quarantine, it just so happened that we were able to make it.
It was the perfect activity for a sunny (cool) summer's morning, wandering around the suburb of Paisley, 'encountering' people, solving the crime. We ended up coming second overall, losing by 3 minutes - a precious 3 minutes we had wasted easily trying to figure out a couple of questions that had been unclearly worded. Nuts.
After dropping the car and Daniel back home, Cameron, Sarah and I headed to a nearby cafe that had recently reopened under new management for coffee and cake. Or lunch, in Sarah's case :P while the coffee was forgettable, the pastries were EPIC. Can recommend their cronuts - Epicures by Cail Bruich is where it's at! I'll try the coffee eclair next time and report back.
Cameron left us after he'd finished, and Sarah and I finally wandered the local gift and homewares stores nearby, something we'd been wanting to do since we arrived but not yet had the chance. That was dangerous and wonderful and we'll be making repeat visits before we head home.
When we did return to the flat, it was to run in, grab our shopping lists and bags, and then out again - we wanted to smash out the grocery shopping so we could head into town and have a wander. Again, something we hadn't really done too much of in the past few months.
We now have shopping down to a fine art; one trolley, divide and conquer, one person unloads, the other person packs, and split the bill 50/50. Winning :D
The new art to unpacking is pile all the shopping bags into the elevcator and while Sarah parks the car, I ride up and unload the bags by our front door - and then Cameron helps me cart them in. Teamwork. Fridged and froze all the necessary items, grabbed a bit to eat, and off we trundled to the subway.
We wandered the mall, observed social distance though so many others did not, turned down new roads and alleys, discoverd more murals, visited with books, tried on shoes, and bought dumplings for dinner.
By the time we got home, the sun was setting and we were KNACKERED. Worth it to be allowed outside again.
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