Well that’s not entirely accurate. We were all back for 48 hours, but now Sarah is at Soul Survivor with the youth group while I opted to stay in Gillingham and look after the children. I get to play Daddy for a few days which I am really looking forward to.

Well, the holiday is over and we had such an excellent and relaxed time that I feel the most rested, relaxed and refreshed that I have felt for quite a while. This year we decided to stay with the caravan at the same site for the whole 2 weeks rather than pack everything up and move location. This was a great idea as it meant all of us chilled and were happy just to pass time as we all knew we had lots of time to do things.

I like to record highlights but there are so many which won’t mean anything to anyone outside of the immediate family! But, hey, the highlights of the last 2 weeks were:

Mackerel fishing from a boat with the boys – and cooking our catch on the BBQ
Spending time just chatting over wine
Walking long part of the SW coast path and marveling at the scenery
Watching Joe destroy us all at cricket on the beach – winning by 30 runs!
Experiencing losing at swingball to Tom.
Watching Beth lose her fear of boats and get excited on the trip
Visiting Lanhydrock and running through torrential rain (the only rainy day we had)to get to the front door
Endless days sitting on the beach reading, playing, rockpooling
Visiting the Eden Project which was amazing
Sharing pasties on the harbourside
Playing volleyball on Looe Beach

holidays are great, but getting home always has that fantastic feeling associated with it. No matter how good a holiday is, it is always great to get home again and just be able to relax totally, knowing you are home and do not have to worry. There is a certain security and comfortableness about being at home, resting, knowing this is where I can just be. This is where I belong.