25 July 2021: Corona proof greetings from Honfleur…

25 July 2021: Virtually all corona indicators are continuing to edge higher in Belgium, but increases are lower than in recent days. Between 15 and 21 July, an average of 1,384 new coronavirus infections were detected per day, a 8% increase from the average of the previous week. There are currently 273 people in hospital because of the coronavirus of whom 84 people are treated in intensive care. The reproduction number stands at 1.1. As the coronavirus is gaining ground again in many parts of western Europe travelling is getting more and more complicated. Nevertheless, we decided to take a long weekend break in France. Although the situation is also worsening in France, where more regions are taking on an amber colour, we felt that a couple of corona proof days in rural Normandy should not be a problem. Our first stop was Honfleur. We’ve not visited Normandy’s most charming port town for decades and we recall the Vieux Bassin being overrun with tourists during the months of July and August. However, this time around there were no large crowds and it was not a problem at all to comply with the recommend 1,5 m social distancing – View Bassin, Normandy, France