And we're back!

So, how was the holiday?

Let's say lots of it was great but other bits less so!

It was a lot colder than I had packed for, resulting in me having to buy two vests for some extra warmth. When the sun shone it was lovely but it didn't shine that much. Apparently May is always a bad month.

But that's a minor problem compared to Husband ending up in hospital.

Fortunately it was only one day while he was tested, prodded and poked, x-rayed, and rehydrated by drip.

It all began the second Wednesday of the holiday. Bad diarrhoea combined with Husband not drinking enough water left him weak and feeble, hence the hospital trip. Gastroenteritis was diagnosed and he was sent home with drinks to help replace the lost essentials. I say sent home with; I mean told what to get at the pharmacy. Nearly £30 worth. Makes me grateful that prescriptions are free in Wales. That said, he had very good treatment at the hospital for free.

Further test results revealed a bacterial infection so Thursday of the next week he was given antibiotics, which worked well and quickly, thankfully as the following Sunday was GrandSon4's first communion and celebratory meal, plus we were due to begin our journey home on the Monday.

So, that put a bit of a damper on our holiday. No day trips into the mountains or the beach. No trips anywhere in fact. So I spent a lot of time walking Lobo and exploring the hills nearby. 

Younger Son and Nuora were in work and the children were in school for the second and third weeks of our holiday so I did some cooking and shopping too. And walked back and for up the hill from the house to the bungalow we stay in to see Husband, deliver food, etc.

Here I've circled Younger Son's house so you can see the setting. It's very beautiful and peaceful. Our little bungalow is just up the hill from the house. It's not far but it seems like Everest when you've done it 75 times in a day. (No exaggeration there at all. Well, maybe a little.)

Now the rest of the posts will be much more cheerful!