Sometimes I think it would be better not to go on holiday. I mean, you go, you have a fabulous time and then you come back to, well, normality I suppose. And in my case, normality means emails I should have answered weeks ago, a mountain of transcribing which never seems to diminish, a house and garden in sore need of some serious tidying and the inevitable mound of post-holiday washing.

Having said that, it was an unexpectedly top-notch holiday. Everything was more than a cut above our expectations – great lodgings, terrific location, nice little hire car, yummy (and girth-increasing) food, and a visit to the tomb of El Cid (actually the tomb itself isn’t very exciting, but it’s a bloody lovely cathedral).

The new camera did yeoman’s service – 432 shots in all, of which probably about 40 are any good – not a bad average for me, I’d have to say. Selected shots will be available for viewing just as soon as Husband gives me the flickr password.