Friends of ours flew into Jerez on Friday and are spending the weekend in Cadiz with plans to join us on Monday at Rosaleda. They appear presently quite relaxed about the situation as they relay everything in Cadiz is open.

Meanwhile, the opposite view is being taken by many of the French and Dutch campers at Rosaleda. Our neighbours were here when we arrived and had several more weeks planned in Spain. Today, both couples either side of us quickly packed and headed off early. How true it is or not, they are expecting the Spanish French border to be closed from Monday.

We are able to buy fresh supplies at Aldi and Mercadona and have sufficient food for around seven days. We weren’t able to stockpile toilet roll – we don’t need any – but perhaps a large pile is some kind of status symbol? The meat aisles were fully stocked but we heard a little later that the meat had all sold out within an hour of our visit.

We look into Brittany Ferry Spain to UK ferry crossings and as we log in, their Website tells us our sailing to Plymouth is cancelled. We can’t amend the booking so call Customer Services. After an hour on hold, during which time we’d already booked another return journey on the 31st March, we got through to someone. They advised that Pont Aven would not be returning to service until 12th April (earliest) due to a cessation of bookings – so entirely for fiscal reasons. Jason sorts out the refunds and we have a date home.

The State of Emergency has now been in place for almost 24 hours and whilst we haven’t heard any official announcements, we understand only supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations will be allowed to remain open. All non essential travel will cease. Our daughter was very lucky to return back to Bristol yesterday.

I speak to our friends in Cadiz around 7:00pm and they aren’t now quite so relaxed. In the middle of their tea, everything around them is being locked down.

Much later we try to help them find flights out of Seville tomorrow but availability is vanishing before our very eyes. It appears that maybe Pedro Sanchez has issued the decree to shutdown Spain already.

We head for the sack around midnight.