On the news today they showed a beach down in Devon, which was crowded with people to the point where social distancing was almost impossible. They filmed people going up and down some steps which are the only access path to one beach, then interviewed a family who had driven 90 miles to get there. The mother said "It's ridiculous, some people aren't even trying to social distance... it's like Tescos!" I found myself laughing at her attitude - did she really imagine that they would have the beach to themselves?!?
I understand that people are restless after weeks of lockdown, and they want to enjoy the sunshine, but I'm wondering whether we'll get a nasty spike in the death rates in around 3 weeks, due to the rules being relaxed a bit too much. It's a shame, as the number of deaths has declined over the last few days, but I doubt it will last long. I know we can't stay in strict lockdown forever, but beaches and beauty spots might become virus transmission hotspots if people can't resist the urge to travel to them. Maybe it would be better to limit numbers in some way and/or only allow parking for cars which are registered locally - say within 20 miles? What do others think?