A year in lockdown: The remarkable scenes you never thought you'd see

[Thyla]

34. The last meaningful trip out as a family

A little over a year ago was on a Friday after picking the wife up after work, she was finally convinced to bring her laptop home from work because rumours were circulating of an impending lockdown. I had been saying it for weeks but wasn't taken seriously.

Anyway, on the way home we stopped at the supermarket with the kids and I'll never forget the display of greed and fear on show as panicked shoppers stripped the shelves bare and fought amongst themselves. My kids will never forget that day either, they still mention it and should never have been exposed to it. The weekly shop was something that we all enjoyed now changed forever.

The next day lockdown was officially announced and while President Sanchez was on TV giving his speech we ducked off to another shop and it was dead but at least they had some stock left.

And that was that, a year wasted. My kids have been great but we have done literally nothing this past year. Everything we need we order online, food, drinks, birthdays, etc... It wears you down and I'm still angry but also you realise how pointless much of the pre lockdown life was anyway. And you also realise how special some of those little things where that you can't do now and what is truly important.