Well people, the schools in England broke for summer and millions of kids are about to go feral. There are a few outside my home now having the time of their lives already. I do remember the beginning of the holidays myself. It was a wonderful feeling. Six weeks free of schooling. I wish I could feel that excited about something nowadays.

Well I should, in truth, because we are about to go on holiday to Cornwall. SWMBO and myself are taking four granddaughters away with us. That’ll be fun (hopefully). The age range is 6 to 16. We do have a large car and a top-box to go on it but there will still be too much luggage. Although, being a bloke, my case is small; the five females’ cases are large. The solution was to buy a tow-ball rack  for the back of the car and lash two big cases onto it instead of three bikes. It has worked out well. I think all will be well catered for. Although I am not looking forward to the long drive, things will look rosy enough by the time evening comes. It will be wonderful and the temptation of a cold beer is something to relish on the long journey. The only drawback is that I will have to buy five colas and a wine for every pint. I will be very sober all holiday I think.

A great solution to the luggage challenge