We were expecting the lockdown to commence at 08:00 on Monday so had planned our last trip out on the bikes. A quick visit to reception (where the staff are now donning gloves and masks) and a difficult converstation from about 3m away, behind the new barrier, seemed to indicate the measures had been implemented immediately last night.

We are told we can’t travel anywhere and not to attempt to drive to Cadiz. Being a Sunday, there are no shops open so apparently there is no justifictaion to travel. A couple walk to the beach and are turned back by the Guardia.

It will be possible to visit the shops tomorrow but only one family member is allowed in at once.

The only note from reception so far is:

Our friends in Cadiz were told to leave the hotel on Monday (the end of their reservation) but have managed to secure another night. They have booked a BA flight out of Sevilla tomorrow and plan on taking the train there from Cadiz.

A number of outfits are planning to leave Wednesday in the belief that their journeys will not be impeded as they travel through Spain and France. Traffic jams of Caravans and Motorhomes have been reported around Salamanca as people try to escape the lockdown. Salamanca is about half way to the France – Spain border.

We read a lot and BBQ in the evening. Another hot and sunny day. Tomorrow we will head to the shops and see if anything is available… We have a larger excess of red wine and Cava now that our friends are stuck in Cadiz.