Killing three birds with one stone!

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I reported a week or two ago that I had booked my Covid-19 vaccinations. Now I’m happy to report that I received the first one a few days ago and all has gone well. It turned out to be quite a nice morning so I decided to cycle. Of course as soon as I set off it started to rain, but luckily that didn’t last long. I cycled through the village and then over the river, through another village and then along a cycle path to the football stadium which has been adopted as a regional vaccine centre. It was a pleasant 20-minute ride and I avoided the queue of cars getting in to the car park. There was a little bit of a wait to get in - people were moving forward slowly in a socially-distanced queue, all wearing masks. I had taken a book to read in case there was a wait but I only got through a couple of pages before I was inside, handing over my reference number, answering a few questions and then a couple of minutes/pages of my book later I was ushered into a little cubicle. All the staff and volunteers were very friendly and jolly. The nurse seemed a little disconcerted that I watched her sticking the needle in my arm - apparently most people don’t - but in a couple more minutes I was back out again. They recommended I didn’t cycle for 15 minutes (people with cars were advised to sit in their car for 15 minutes just in case of any side-effects) but since it was only a 20 minute ride home I set off anyway - I mean how bad could they be? If anything hit me that badly I reckoned I could just get off and walk - and I’d be nearer home! As it happened all was fine, the sun came out, I had a nice ride home and even saw these guinea fowl wandering free on a village green! So I got my vaccine, and a bit of fresh air and exercise, and of course (sadly) I also did my good deed for the day and picked up a basket-full of discarded cans and bottles too. So three things achieved! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.