Loving the quiet

After adjusting to the lockdown, I realised that those first two months were a gift. I loved not having traffic noise continually, as we live on the A390. When we began to be able to go out, it was such a joy to not be stuck in traffic. In summer we often can't get out of our drive for cars! We've even ventured out to the coast, a thing we never do in the summer because of the crowds. I realise I only ever enjoy Cornwall normally in the Spring and Autumn. The lack of tourists has brought a calm to the county. I'm not against visitors at all and know we need it for so many of our businesses but it sometimes feels that Cornwall is full. With all the new housing and then the influx, it can get hard to be still and enjoy the very thing which draws people here, the beauty.