Beaches, lanes and lockdown 3

 So, we’ve made it to January!  December was pretty good in terms of walks.  Lots of weekend trips to the beach at St Annes which was great, and a few evening walks along the Green at Lytham.  Christmas wasn’t quite the Christmas we’d planned, with just the three of us and Zoom calls on Christmas Day.  It was lovely to get on the beach on Christmas morning though, with the weather being particularly kind.  January was always going to be difficult, we knew that with so many mixing on Christmas Day, but lockdown 3 came quickly as we started a week off work.  It was back to the lanes nearby for walks this week, nice but not as nice as a run on the beach.  There’s been plenty of social media debate about driving for exercise, and I would if I or the dog needed it, but the general guidance is to stay local to your village, town or part of your city.  For us that’s meant the lanes for the past few days. The dog has enjoyed himself though, with a good long walk every day and week 1 of couch to 5k thrown in along the way, and a bit of snow and ice.  He’s a very athletic dog and will make a good running companion over the coming weeks, particularly as there’s nowhere great to let him off lead on the doorstep