Are we there yet?

Today, after hours of meticulous planning, i.e. 4 quick phone calls, we made it to Clara Lara.  We were there an hour or so when Arthur uttered the above question.  Seriously!!

Had an absolute blast.  Will never use Sat Nav to find ANYTHING in Ireland again as the frickin' thing sent me through the Sally Gap.  You ever been through the Sally Gap?  It's a gap alright.  So very, very narrow.  Anyway, kids had a laugh.  Arthur, whilst I went to the loo, decided to teach himself to swim by throwing himself into the pond the same way Harry's using it above.  Stupid fecker.  Seriously - he said to me, between tears, that he wanted to teach himself how to swim and he thought jumping into the water would be a good place to start. Aaaaagh. 

Poor C., she took out her flask and offered everyone a coffee only to discover that her flask had shattered and distroyed her clothes.  The most expensive t-shirt she has ever bought is now a delightful shade of, er, coffee. 

What else?  I pushed Michael and Liam in.  Ciaran tried to push me in - no chance.  Myself and Anna rowed around the lake twice in the time it took Liam, Harry and Ciaran to work out what an oar was.  The best bit of that being I DIDN'T FALL IN THIS YEAR!!!  Wouldn't have minded though as THIS YEAR I had spare clothes. 

It was brilliant.  I love hanging out with these women and I love that our kids all get on so well (can you imagine the nightmare if they didn't?).

The drive home was VERY interesting.  As I had used the sat nav to get there I needed the straightforward way home.  An equally pretty route but not so narrow and not so bloody bendy.  So, as she was leaving at the same time, I asked Anna if I could follow her?  We live around the corner after all etc. etc.  Jesus, but that woman drives like someone possessed.  I don't think, like Darren, she understands what it is to be showing someone the way home.  Y'know, you take it easy.  Indicate in time.  Take IT SLOWLY.  She drove like she was trying to shake me off!!!  Trying to lose me and all that.  She drives FAST.  Really FAST.  It was like something out of the movie Speed.  'If you drop below (in this case) 100kph the car blows up'.   At one point, somehow, I was in front of her and a good way in front of her and I could see her creeping up behind me until she was just one car away.  Anna BULLIED the driver over into the other lane.  Don't know if I was more nervous with her in front of me or behind me.  We both made it home safely.  Love her.  Great day.  Great food.  Good weather and Great friends for everyone involved.