Another day another cross country drive

Holidays often begin in this way, after a week's preparation, more or less we head off down the motorway to get a ferry. So it was today and given Madame's military organisation prowess, we were able to leave in good time. Ducks to see all the ducks sitting in the water, then down to Birmingham for a picnic. But the main excitement was hitting the beach by 4:45, would have been earlier had I not turned one street too early.

Positive stuff all round, and exceptionally patient children, who didn't cry and asked only once, yes once, are we there yet.

As we hit the beach it was, after the major downpours, a glorious

19°