We were hopeful that the quarantine would be lifted in time for us to celebrate our anniversary in a town with a river or pool. Failing that, at least a dinner out or a picnic in a park somewhere – anywhere but at home. After 100 days of quarantine, we were sick of feeling trapped.

Sandra looked online and found that the Botanical Gardens had opened for visitors again, so a picnic at least seemed possible. When she called up to make sure, they told her that we could go as long as we kept 2m between each person, and only on our designated shopping day. Unfortunately, our shopping days are different due to mismatching final digits on our IDs.
Perhaps a picnic in a local park. But we keep reading about how police are targeting foreiners, and it would really mess up our celebration if one of us were to be arrested for breaking quarantine.

So we decided on dinner at home on Saturday night. Determined to do something we wouldn’t normally be able to do, Sandra called a Lebanese restaurant in Poblado and was told they were prepared to deliver to Laureles. So we enjoyed a delicious Mediterranean dinner at home in each other’s company. That’s all we really needed.