Well its Easter weekend. We await the President’s announcement on Monday night about how long the lockdown will be extended for.

In the meantime it’s a holiday weekend so I guess I should make the most of it instead of worrying about transit borders. Think I might check out a different room in the apartment, go sight-seeing and stuff.

Might do an Easter egg hunt. The patisserie has got handmade chocolate eggs, rabbits and what look like footballs. So I can probably hide a few in the bathroom, the kitchen and the office.

It was 26 degrees today so I’m hoping it’ll be like that in the weekend. Then I can sunbathe in the car-park outside (no balcony).

Then there’s Netflix – I found a film that’s filmed in NZ – Falling Inn Love. How lucky is that? I can hear the accents from afar! Easter Sunday I can tune into an online mass. Might see if I can find some lamb in the supermarket.

But first will be celebrating Lucy’s 21st on Easter Sunday with an online family party at 9:30am. Time zones…must remember to buy cake. Happy Easter everyone.

Still processing the length of time of the border restrictions. According to MFAT the only transits they know of are via Doha or from London out on Malaysian Airlines.

It’s basically a message of “hope you’ve got enough money, job, healthcare, and accommodation to last you 12-24months while border restrictions/closures out of Europe and around the world are in place because it could go on that long. If not, get out now.”

Plus in NZ arrival just changed to two weeks supervised isolation/quarantaine straight off the plane in an “approved facility” checked on by the police. That sounds fun.

Woke my sensible, logical brother up early with a tearful phone call. There will be borders opening up over the next 12-24 months surely? While I am lucky enough to be able to stay put, processing that that might be up to two years with a severely limited ability to come back for any family emergencies etc is a bit much right now.

Must stay positive. After all, the cat has a french passport and would normally have to quarantine for two weeks too. So as a dependent, she’d probably be able to quarantine with me, even though she’s a french citizen.

What else ?

1. I still have a job.

2. I am in a position to stay put.

3. It was 25 degrees today.

4. The spring flowers are out and they even planted tulips and daffodils through the grass verges.

5. I have sensible friends and family on the other end of the phone.

6. I am halfway through Deepak’s consciousness meditations.

7. There may not be much loo paper, pasta or cat litter left on the supermarket shelves but the wine aisles are always well stocked.

8. My family and friends are ok in NZ and I am ok here.

9. The patisserie was still open so I have just eaten an entire baguette with Brittany butter and a custard flan.

10. The Covid curve is finally flattening even though our lockdown is going to be extended. It’ll be ok.

Just received email from Foreign Affairs saying borders could be closed up to two years.