Back to Leixoes and homeward bound

We arrived back I. Leixoes on a wet Sunday afternoon. Clearly it rains a lot here. On entering the boat we were greeted by mould. Just the welcome we needed on a wet day. The edges cushion covers needed to be removed. We put them in a bag to be dealt with later since we were f!hint to the UK in 3 days. Those days were spent washing ALL our clothes and scrubbing the insides of drawers and cupboards with vinegar solution then washing it off. Great fun.

On Thursday we set the alarm for 3.30 and set off for the redeye flight to Stansted for what was meant to be a 3week visit to family. Coronovirus was already around and we were becoming g aware of its potential. To be fair, Scruffbag was far more aware than I was. Masks were in evidence on the plane.

We enjoyed a family meal on Jo's birthday and had a few days out with the grandchildren before the lockdown hit.The planned visit to Scruffbag's 93 year o!d mother was no longer possible and neither was our return to Portugal. We were locked down with our youngest daughter and her camo!y for the foreseeable future

. There are worse places to be locked down than with one's love!y family watching your grandchildren growing and getting to know them very well.