Monday 4 May 2020, Day 4 of SA Lockdown Level 4, after 35 days of Lockdown Level 5 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for keeping fit even more than I have already done in Level 5, in being allowed out of the house from 6h00 – 9h00, from 7h30 being more my time; for not having been age-discriminated against in terms of exercising ❤️; for the City of Cape Town Solid Waste Department being friendly when collecting our garbage this morning, although they did ask for donations…. ; for being able to go for a shopping walk, both the pharmacy and Woolies having found items I had requested; for being kept busy with the Take-Away Food Delivery list all morning, getting to 220 restaurants on the list, and delighted that many restaurants have done so well this weekend; for such a beautiful sunny day, despite a chill in the morning (13 C when I went to exercise) and a bite in the air now; for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙

I completed my Blogpost about the status of the restaurant industry, summarizing which restaurants have closed down for good already, just the beginning of what is still to come. So shocked to just hear that after 25 years Buitenverwachting Restaurant is the latest to close down. 😢😢😢

Corona Virus Lockdown takes its first casualties before Restaurants are allowed to open to the public again! May 2020

My walk this morning was an hour-long, more walking and less chatting for me. Lots of dog poo on the pavement in Bali Bay, and more litter for me to pick up…. 🥵. While 90 % of the walkers had a mask, only 50% had it over their nose and mouth, the majority wearing it around their neck or chin. The law does not specify how the mask should be worn….😱. Much more traffic in Camps Bay, driving at high-speed, something we need to get used to again for crossing the street. Loved it when it was so quiet in Level 5.

The Egyptian Geese family was having a leisurely swim this morning during Exercise Time, when four dogs (Golden Retrievers I was told) chased into the water to try to attack them! No dog owners to be seen, no dogs on a lead 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

Nicolette Hoffmann has been fantastic in finding info about restaurants doing food delivery and passing it on to me. ❤️ And Darren Combrink in providing technical advice in running a Facebook Group.

SA Corona Status : not yet available

FitBit 17000 steps 12 km 👣

Lovemylife❤️

 

The Corona Virus Lockdown (Level 5), announced by our President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week to commence on 27 March and to continue until 16 April, subsequently extended to 30 April, and lowered to Level 4 from 1 May, is an unprecedented event in my lifetime. I am posting my daily Facebook post to journal this Corona Lockdown Journey, perhaps to serve as material for a future Book.

 

Chris von Ulmenstein, WhaleTales Blog: www.chrisvonulmenstein.com/blog Tel +27 082 55 11 323 Twitter:@Ulmenstein Facebook: Chris von Ulmenstein Instagram: @Chrissy_Ulmenstein