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Kongsvinger pensioners had no idea what awaited them when they landed in Spain on the night of March 14.
Almost overnight, the country was closed entirely to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The borders were closed and the population was prohibited.
For Andreassen and Heggestad, it meant that they were referred to sit in a caravan, for example, in the camp in Santa Pola.
– Andreassen told TV2 that it was a very special situation.
– But we are well and we do not suffer anguish.
Many coronary bras
The Kongsvinger couple are two of the approximately 80 people from all over Europe who became coronaries at Camping Bahia in Santa Pola.
José Manuel Baile works as a receptionist in the camp and feels sorry for those who for various reasons did not leave home on time.
– I think everyone wants to go back to their countries. Because here in the camp they have to follow the same rules as everyone else in Spain. They must remain inside. They shouldn’t be outside, he tells TV2.
Andreassen and Heggestad say it was difficult to find airline tickets when the crisis started.
But when they realized that the borders with Spain would be closed for a long time, they stopped trying to reach Norway. Then they could not return.
Heggestad suffers from osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis and relies on being in the heat to keep the disease at bay.
– When there are low pressures and less degrees at home, I get completely anxious. There was only one option: to be here.
Settled down
The couple has decided that they must be a caravan in Spain for some time.
In the past week, authorities have slightly eased the measures, so they can walk through the woods again in the camp, and life has become a bit easier.
– I feel much better here than at home. There it snows, blows and rains. No. You have to be where you thrive, Heggestad laughs.
In Spain, the coronavirus is much more frequent than in Norway, but the two retirees do not fear the infection.
– We mainly stay here on our site. No one is around, so there is no danger, says Heggestad.
Wanting to open
On Monday, the curfew is lifted in much of Spain, as long as the contagion situation does not change dramatically.
Only some of the most affected cities will have severe restrictions. In Little Santa Pola, the married couple hopes that restaurants and other offerings will open again.
– It will be good to go out to a restaurant again. So we don’t have to make all the food ourselves, says Tove Andreassen.
Heggestad is in no rush to get home, but he still hopes that the planes will soon start taking off.
– We hope to get home in mid-June.
The crown crisis has not scared the couple from wanting to travel back to Spain.
“We plan to travel again in late August or early September if the opportunity is there,” says Andreassen.
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