Easter Sunday

Lake Tuggerah at The Entrance on this morning's ride

We have all been told to stay at home this Easter, but if the beach carparks Julie and I passed on our 93km ride north along the coast to Catherine Hill Bay and back this morning were any guide, not a lot of attention was being paid.

Catherine Hill Bay this morning

Having said that, I'm sure the roads were quieter, and safer for cyclists, than most sunny Sundays, and particularly on the usual Easter Sunday.  We did see a few police cars on the road, but they didn't seem to be paying much attention to the people obviously congregating on some of the beach overlooks and the waves were busy with surfers waiting their turn.

The historic Catherine Hill Bay Pier

I guess if we see an uptick in the numbers of new reported community transmission COVID-19 cases in a couple of weeks time, we'll know whether there should have been more rigorous enforcement.  In the latest stats for New South Wales, it seems that the number of new cases is levelling off, that is, there is no longer a downwards trend.  It may be that the authorities are happy with that level of new cases, since they are manageable by the health system.  I do get the sense that restrictions are unlikely to be tightened further.