A Christmas like no other
For most people, Christmas is a time for friends and family. Perhaps your ideal Xmas is a coming-together of the entire clan where everyone from doddery seniors to over-excited toddlers swarm into your home for a chaotic festive feast. Or perhaps you prefer a more nuclear set-up where your partner and children regroup for a bonding catch-up. A Christmas Day outing to the pub is important to some (naming no names) while others like to splash out on a celebratory restaurant meal. And there are many who prefer to avoid the festivities altogether, heading for somewhere like Vietnam or Thailand where the holiday isn’t marked at all. Everyone’s Christmas is different. This one wasn’t. We were all in the same boat this Christmas. Or rather we weren’t, since that would be breaking the social-distancing rules. Instead we were huddled together in tiny groups in very small boats, going nowhere. We were allowed out for walks with one other person at a time – ...