We have been in lockdown for a month now. It has just been extended for 2 more weeks, making it 6 weeks in lockdown, with no guarantee that will be the end of it. The lockdown appears to be working; the curve has been flattened for both the infection and death rate.
I’ve started to lose track what day it is so I have to cross off the days on the calendar.
We are still on a quest to find new ways to keep the kids engaged and happy, and ourselves exercised and sane.
Homemade darts to pop water balloons 
more water balloon fun 
and more water balloon fun! 
running in the garbage 
soccer “bump” 
Oliver made a soccer obstacle course 
Todd learning calculus with Kahn academy 
yoga in the yard 
DnD camp from home 
Sword fighting with pool noodle swords 
catching lizards 
the boys have caught at least 3 different ones
And we’re still having treats to sweeten our time.
strawberry shortcake 
Mojitos-virgin for boys 
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies 
Doughnut and strawberries
One big change in our Iives has been giving up the late Spanish meal schedule. Before the lockdown, we’d have lunch at 2 or 3 and dinner after 8 because of school and restaurant schedules, and because that is what everyone else does here. Now that there are no outside influences on our schedule we have gone back to a more American schedule.
Following this schedule frees me up to do my grocery shopping a couple of days a week when the rest of town is having lunch, so there are fewer people to run into.
Off I go alone with my old lady grocery cart. I walk instead of biking to have a few extra minutes outside. 
Every time I go to the store there are additional health safety measures; now they have added tape so that you don’t stand in front of cashier. 
Alone on the boardwalk on the way to the grocery store. 
Grocery employees now have plastic face shields. 
Generally, the stores have been very well stocked, except for the day before being closed for the Semana Santa holidays when the pickings were slim. Yeast was also unavailable for several days and the flour section is often pretty skimpy.
We’re still enjoying calls from friends and family.
Egg dying with Mamo via FaceTime 
The police continue to patrol. In additional, the military has also started to patrol. Police are still catching people trying to make their way to holiday homes on the coast, especially with the Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Easter holiday.
They actually came into our garage because someone’s alarm was going off for nearly an hour and the garage smelled strongly of exhaust. Never learned what it was. 
Another road block
We continue to go up to the roof patio every evening at 8pm to applaud the health workers with the rest of Spain (we used to go up in the dark, but thanks to daylight savings time, we get to go just before sunset). The applause is often accompanied by police sirens who line up outside of the hospital then drive by our house.
One of our neighbors was taken away in an ambulance by someone dressed in protective clothing. Unfortunately, I can’t find out what happened and whether it was a CoronaVirus case or not.
We have two friends here that work in the health field. One is an ambulance driver. He has left his son, Leo’s friend, with his brother (who actually is one of our neighbors) so as to not risk infecting him. He hasn’t seen his son in a month. The other is a nurse at the hospital. She says every day is worse.
Ambulances drive by at least 3 times a day. 
And we continue to enjoy our view. We are so, so, so glad that we have a view.
After a long day of rain, dirty water washed down the Rio Seco and into the Mediterranean, creating a layer of brown water in front of the turquoise water. 
I love the sunrises 
and the sunsets
I’d like to plan for what is next, but I just don’t know what is next. I don’t ‘now how long we will be in lockdown. We were hoping to travel for the last 3 weeks before heading home in July and our first destination was supposed to be Italy, I don’t know if we will be able to make that trip. I don’t know when we will be able to get a flight out. I just try to keep everyone healthy, safe and relatively happy, for now.
Adrift in Andalucía 