Its that time of year again when you think about your annual holiday to the sun, maybe an exotic Island or a fabulous cruise or even a stay at home here in the UK.
I have put together a list of all the wonderful and strange things we all do when preparing to go on holiday and also idiotic things – we dont do at any other time of the year. I would say of these about 95% of them apply to me too, whilst taking the annual trek with the rest of the family – Do you recognise any of these sound like you?
- Get up at 2.00am to to go the airport
- Say “are we nearly there yet?” after a drive of 20 minutes
- Climb on a bus without knowing quite where you are going, or where to get off
- Wear a swimming costume while shopping
- Lend your key to a neighbour and spend half an hour explaining the knack of locking the front door which entails pulling, turning and pushing at the same time.
- Worry about your hanging baskets and runner beans
- Miss your cat/dog/workmates and a decent cup of tea
- Spend an hour looking for the window lock keys which you have not seen since last year, and why aren’t they in that “Special Place”
- Have a pocketful of foreign coins which you try to spend on the last day of your holiday
- Go to a quarry museum and try to convince yourself it is interesting as you never knew there was so much to know about slate and it comes in so many colours (Mainly Grey)
- Get on another bus and hope it is headed back to your hotel, whose name now escapes you
You may even have more rituals you do i havent even thought of – let me know
Jillj@cruise.co.uk