We didn’t get through much reading on our beach holiday because we were distracted by Netflix and teaching our friends the rules of Settlers of Catan. We also wasted time explaining to others, such as JS, that this was an all-inclusive resort so there was no need to pay for the salad and lemonade served at lunchtime.

At the end of our holiday TPR and I left the resort separately. I stuffed a few belongings – including the book that I was meant to be reading – into my red bag, and flew home via Switzerland. I proudly spoke French to the ground staff at Geneva airport.