This last week the daily infection figures in Hungary went above those of the UK. Over 16,000 dead so far and 5 or 6 thousand new cases per day, this is not very encouraging. We had to cancel everything in town and stay put. The ridiculous farce of the cable modem + landline + internet connection in town continues. The lady I spoke on the phone to a couple of weeks ago was very helpful. She cancelled the earlier date and I fixed one for 30th March, hoping that either the numbers go down by then, or if not, I'll cancel it again.
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| Lovely old tree on the ridge |
Then the other day I get a notification by SMS that this week somebody will be coming with the box. By the time I managed to get hold of them to ask what the f..k is going on, it was the same day the guy was due. On the phone I had a bloke this time, very helpful but a bit dim. Finally, we agreed to stay with the 30th, let us hope I will be able to go. Roy still has no sign of a vaccination date, so if it can't be cancelled again, I will have to go alone. Brrrrr!!
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| On the National Blue |
The change of address for Roy had to be put off by a week, because of the lady who deals with it taking a week off, due to a family bereavement. No resources to have a replacement, so we have to wait. The weather is very cold, but mostly sunny. The wind got up this week, so windchill adds to it all. Still, the sunshine when it does shine, is most welcome to light up my room in the morning.
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| The Hand |
One really bad news was Stephen's new cycling accident. He hit a pothole and went flying. This time he fell on his head, which thankfully was mostly saved by his helmet. He still ended up with concussion, but apparently it is only mild. How he knows that, is anybody's guess, as he did not call an ambulance, did not go to hospital, therefore had no head CT. I understand that in a pandemic it is wise to avoid hospital visits unless absolutely necessary. But, in my estimation this was such an occasion. He is still working, sitting in front of a monitor all day, which is well known to slow recovery and might cause the worsening of concussion symptoms.
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| Close-up detail |
There is such a thing as concussion syndrome, which is pretty debilitating, and I know a girl in Canada who has had it for about 5 years now. It is probably caused by no rest after the accident, so I am sure you know where I am getting with this. Still, Stephen cannot be told anything, so I didn't. Meaghan, his brother's wife, who is a graduate nurse, had very gingerly advised him of the above, so I am now keeping my fingers crossed that he listens.
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| Back towards Hollókő |
The last few days were sunny, but we were stuck indoors, but by today couldnát stay put, and we went on an outing to Hollókő, which is about an hour's drive away. There is a new geocache along a ridge about a mile and half from it, so I got Roy to drop me at Hollókő, then drive to the next village South to pick me up. The walk was only 3 miles, but it went along a glorious ridge, from which the views were lovely and which led to the cache. It was placed near a fascinating viewing platform, which was made out of dead wood found in the nearby forests, in the form of a hand.
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| The Ridge Walk |
The cache was quite easy to find, and the platform was thankfully not too full of people. In the valley below there is a horse riding centre, which is obviously going well, as they are spreading into the hills at a great rate of knots. En route home we did a bit of shopping and Roy had quickly thrown together a veg soup, which is my favourite. Earlier on in the week he also made another apple crumble from our own apples, which was also delicious. Amazingly, our apples are still looking great, after about 5 months, so now that we are running out of bought fruit, we have something to fall back on.
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| Some Jonagold apples from last autumn |
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