As two people from the same household we are allowed to walk side by side, but if weвЂ™re venturing out to practise sport then we need to separate and go it alone. It is still early, a little after 8 when P. Now, on this first Saturday in May, it is our turn, an opening for those of us who wish simply to walk without purpose, to work up a sweat, to pedal like there was no tomorrow. After six weeks they are finally allowed out, not for long, but it is something, and it shows on the faces of young and old alike. I go out to buy bread and discover that childless streets are the saddest of places. I phone my friends with small children to see how they are doing, cooped up together in apartments with only a balcony for outdoor space. What persists is the confinement of children, whose developmental needs trail behind a dogвЂ™s need to shit in the street.

You have a dog? Well OK, twice a day around the block.ДЄ few people improvise, but it doesnвЂ™t last, and by the second week there are no more stories of cats or goats being walked on leads. Keep your distance, get your things, head back home. Seven weeks in which IвЂ™ve not walked as much as a kilometre for pleasure.Дo you need food, something from the pharmacy? Then make it quick, but donвЂ™t linger. Seven weeks have passed since the Spanish Prime Minister first addressed the nation to announce the harshest of lockdowns.

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