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<\/a>Pandemic Nerja<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Life down here on the Med’s very quiet, at least it is if you ignore the barks and howls of the local dogs, that braying donkey which is tethered outside the campsite from time to time, the 3am cockerels and the site owner’s parrot squawking \u00a1hola!<\/em> whenever anyone walks past. The guys strapping giant fans on their backs and flying above the beach have disappeared for the past few days though, but Storm Filomena’s kept the place wet and windy for six days, so that’s no surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nerja’s towards the eastern end of Andalusia, one of Spain’s autonomous communities. A little like the UK, government is decentralised here and each community is able to make its own decisions over managing the pandemic. Since the 11 January Andalusia has closed its perimeter again after Xmas and Three Kings Day (Epiphany), and there are restrictions for entering and leaving the Campo de Gibraltar area. Other than that we can drive (legally) around the community, an area of nearly 34,000 square miles (Wales is around 8,000 square miles in comparison). Ju and I have opted to stay put here in Nerja though, a purely personal choice as we feel safe, are able to easily isolate, can continue my dental treatment (thrilling update below), like the campsite and pitch we’re on and, frankly, we’ve spent years touring and have seen many of Andalusia’s ‘big sights’. Now feels like a good time to sit tight and wait – there’s a short video showing our home for the next couple of months below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n