Well, we took a risk, booked a last minute deal to St Vincent, and went on our first 'hot' holiday as a family!
Due to hubbie's dislike of heat (he only has to look at the sun through a window to get sunburn...) our Summer holidays are usually spent in the UK, or the French Alps (where he can escape to high altitude to avoid any possibility of heat!)
But this year, the kids were nagging for a beach/pool holiday (without the usual wetsuits), I was desperate for some sun, so we took the plunge and did our first long haul. And long haul is the right description - 3 flights and a minibus, 21 hours of travelling, and we finally arrived. But it was worth it - sun, sea and pool for me, football and tennis for the boys, boat cruises for us all and unlimited cocktails and icecream - what's not to like?
We all loved it, even the other half was (half) converted. The fact that the resort was only half built was kind of good and bad - good as it was uncrowded and the service was fantastic, not to mention a really good deal - but bad in that the food was less varied than it could have been. But it seemed a little churlish to complain about perfectly cooked fillet steak twice a week!
So we loved it, and hope to have another 'hot' holiday in the future. Back to work last week and this lag (jet lag - urgh), then a week in Suffolk - great, but not quite the same as the carribean!
