Greetings from the edge of the Atlantic.

Here’s a recipe for happiness:

Take one bike, three books, one packet of yoghurt covered raisins, add to deserted westward facing beach, add fierce wind and thrashing waves and let rest for an afternoon.

Then take one afternoon cream tea in posh hotel, mix with polite conversation and muddy walks and simmer for four hours. When ready, slowly add homemade bread and gallons of tea. Paddle for an hour in icy seas, before baking in a hot living room for an evening.

Combine sunshine and white sand, long aimless bimbles and brown toes. Add 80/- and sheltered reading spots. Blend carefully.

Serve with a heap of dire television and a lot of sleep. Enjoy.