Say hello, wave goodbye

Well, where on earth did that week go?? Oh yes, I have been at work. Told you my life was exciting?!

So, the girls have finished at Holiday Club, I have the day off tomorrow, and we will be packing up to go sailing for the weekend!
The weather forecast doesn't look too bad, until Sunday at least, so we are only staying at the club for 2 nights. The thought of trying to dry out a wet Trailer Tent for the second time in two weeks was just too much: so we made the executive decision this evening that we would come home a day early.

Our sailing has been somewhat 'patchy' this season: so we are taking absolutely every bit of watersports kit that we own, in the hope that we will all get out on the water at some point over the weekend.

There is also the small matter of a Novice Regatta, which takes place on Saturday. The year before last, I crewed, and Gloria helmed, and frankly it was horrid. Blowing a gale. We only capsized three times, which was pretty good considering: but enough to put her off sailing for over a year. Last year, I was on Rescue Assistant duty (sitting in a small powerboat, not doing a lot), which was really interesting, but very frustrating, as there were only 4 entrants, and I could have sailed the socks off all of them!

Mind you, tactics will be needed: I don't actually want to win. Racing operates on a Handicap system. Once you have won a Regatta (as far as I can make out this is the posh name for '4 races on the lake on the same day') as a Novice, technically you become an Intermediate. Once you are an Intermediate, they think that you have a clue what you are doing, and it immediately becomes harder to win anything! Confused yet??? So, I will craftily eye up the competition from behind my bacon buttie, and make a decision on the morning.

Now, off to brush up on those Racing Rules, just in case......

We're baaaack!

All home safely, Wedding No.2 attended, washing under way, post opened, some e:mails read. Phil off to see the Cricket in London (rain permitting). Photos uploaded to computer. Tent drying (what a nightmare).

I am completely shattered: it has been a manic few days, and my head is spinning! Normal service will be resumed shortly. (and if you believe that I 'do' normal, you don't know me very well!!).

View from our Tent!!

It's fab. What else can I say.

We can walk to the beach. It's quiet. The neighbours are nice. Our mobile phones don't work. Catering is up to it's usual high standards! The campsite has rabbits happily munching away at the grass.

Seems really funny to be home for 24 hours: especially as it's raining here, and we know it's sunny in Wales! Very very nice Wedding yesterday though, so totally worth the 4 hour drive to get back in time. The Bride looked beautiful, the Groom handsome, and the atmosphere was lovely. Chocolate fountain wasn't bad either!

Oh, and we are returning to Wales with 2lbs cherry tomatoes and a weeks worth of courgettes and cucumbers picked on the Lottie yesterday afternoon, so we won't starve.

Now, what else have we to look forward to.....a visit to a friend on the way home on Friday, with the promise of ice cream, and another, very different Wedding next Saturday. It's all go, I tell you.

We're all going on a.....

Summer Holiday!! Yay, can't believe the time has flown so quickly, and we are off on our Hols to Wales in the morning.

We have looked at a few pictures of our nearest beach on the www, and frankly it looks gorgeous! By our reckoning, we can walk there too, so if we can manage to carry everything down there, we won't have to pay to park: always a bonus!

'If' , you say? Well, you see, never has a family of four taken quite so much to the beach: I kid you not. 4 towels, 4 swimsuits (assorted sizes), 4 wetsuits (sea in Wales can be a tad chilly!), buckets and spades, inflatable rubber ducky things (2), lunch, snacks, beach tent, suncream, camera, a couple of books. Oh and a large inflatable dinghy, 2 oars, a huge great kayak, buoyancy aid and paddle!!!!! Last year we nearly filled the car just going down for the afternoon! Plan B is to drive it all down to the car park, unload, and then Phil will drive back up to the campsite to park the car!

So, early to bed tonight, up at 5am, off before the traffic really gets going, and hopefully all set up by early afternoon. In reality that will mean we are up until at least midnight, up again at 5.30, and completely cream crackered to the point of incoherency by about 7pm tomorrow. Mind you, still beats sitting in an airport.

Oh, and as a completely weird addition to our usual routine, we are coming home for the middle weekend to attend a Wedding! We had already booked the campsite before we were invited, and couldn't change the dates. Since yours truly has made the lovely invitations and truly fabulous Order of Service (compete with delicate 3D butterflies), there was no way we were going to miss it. There is also the small matter of a chocolate fountain at the Reception, need I say more?

The other advantage of coming home in the middle, is that I can get some washing done, and upload the contents of my camera's memory cards. You would think that 400 photos is enough for a 2 week holiday? No. Nowhere near. Oh, and if you are very good, I'll even upload a pic or two to my Blog that weekend.

Be good while I am away!