Just the Ticket!
Sunday 26th February 2012Memories of MoroccoIt’s been three and a half years since my husband died, leaving me a single parent of two small bundles of chaos to look after..
I’m lucky enough to have a mother who wants to take us away on holiday in one direction and a father who wants to take us away in another. Hence we are lucky enough to have not been short of holidays.
However, that did not stop me wanting to take the kids away on my own... BUT my son is 8 and my daughter is 4 and as any parent knows, airports and travel are a test for anyones patience where children are involved! So I did an internet trawl and found Small Families.
The friendliness of the company seemed to jump out of the page and I felt instantly happy to book. I also thought that the type of person booking with the company is likely to have a similar outlook on life to me and, therefore, would probably be easy to get on with in a group such as ours. I was right!!
And so the day came to fly - Keith and the majority of our small families met outside the Swiss Watch shop in the airport. The big travel tags allowed us to meet and introduce ourselves without fear of talking to a stranger and the kids were instantly chatting.
And so the holiday had begun! On arrival at the complex we were taken smoothly to our rooms where our bags quickly followed and soon after Keith gave us a little tour. From that moment the kids were inseparable, meaning us parents were left to relax knowing the kids were safe, happy, and that as a group we had rather more freedom than usual... I heard several people say they hadn’t read a book in ages!
The week gave me a lease of life I hadn’t felt for a long time. (the massage definately helped!!). The ability to relax in such easy circumstances and with such a brilliant bunch of people was invaluable. THANKYOU to Small Families for everything you do and long may it continue!
Marie McNally - Guest post (February half-term 2012)
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A Caribbean Christmas
Wednesday 1st February 2012Christmas at home is fine but it usually means too much cooking, too much washing-up, too much clearing up and maybe too many relatives? And throw in a bit of cold, damp weather to boot!Well all this wasn’t an issue for our wise group of single parents who opted for the Small Families Christmas Caribbean cruise. 11 days of glorious sunshine, beautiful picturesque beaches with azure blue seas, suburb cuisine in luxurious surroundings and of course, the atmospheric steel band music that abounds the Caribbean.
Sailing from Miami took us to Grand Turks, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Roatan, Cozumel and the Grand Bahamas. Lazy days, lazy nights, social relaxing meals, gala dinners - and no washing-up!
We swam in the ocean, climbed the awesome Dunns River Falls in Jamaica, swam with Dolphins and visited Mayan ruins, oh yes, definitely better than being at home. A lovely experience for us all.
Allen & Carole - Small Families Hosts