Pedals at Dawn (or more like 11.30am): cycling through lockdown, a delayed account.
My previous post is a little out of date! It became stuck fast in my drafts folder, and I forgot all about it. So, here it is now ... very out of date, but perhaps still interesting to read. It has now been four weeks since my last swim, on the day we went into full-on lockdown. At that point we didn't really know what to expect. The 'worst-case scenario' modelling by the Ministry of Health suggested that there could be 27,000 deaths, and a third of the country sick by July: this was a terrifying prospect, and so I was and still am heartily in favour of a strict lockdown. Here, for the record, is what 'Level 4' looked like: As we've now discovered (touch wood) this approach has worked. After four weeks of lockdown, we have had 14 deaths in New Zealand. As of 22 April, there were only 6 new cases, a total of 1451 confirmed and probable cases, and 11 people in hospital. So,while not swimming has certainly been tough, it's been worthwhile. In fact, ou