What a great game – Uno! A must for all small children who need to be taught poker, I mean, how to count. Great entertainment and requires little skill, by which I mean little players can easily end up embarrassing the oldies and taking them to the cleaners and winning every game. Wild Berry Mums almost had to resort to cheating just to prevent losing all face and status😝. Thanks to the proprietors of the Aonghusa hotel for explaining the rules. Every time Wild Berry One sees a 6 or an 9 he yells at the top of his already loud voice: ‘these are the ones you cheat with so don’t cheat’ resulting in WB Mums feeling guilty at their cheating attempts.

When not playing Uno, it was rejuvenating to manage a little grown-up conversation, and generally relax after the hectic pace of the last few weeks. The children loved visiting the Domaine Aonghusa vineyards – little WB pretended to grow carrots for all the rabbits, while big WB drove Pat’s tractor all by himself, ploughing a circular furrow, the purpose of which remains mysterious. We looked for fossils and found some! We were lavished with amazing food and wine, then astonished Pat by managing to fit two cases of wine into our tardis-like boot; people who are prepared to take their toaster camping have no shame.

‘I don’t want to leave this lovely hotel’ said big WB plaintively, echoing all our thoughts as we waved goodbye to our hosts, peace and quiet descending in our wake.