Eirene came up with the name Dylis. This means ‘perfect, true and reliable.’ I hope so. She’s a bit of a beast and looks a bit like a hearse. Very comfy though. Boasting a 3 litre V6 Diesel, she should transport all 6 of us, and Elsie, the dragondrop adventure dog from A to B in comfort. We said a fond fairwell to Malinki, or previous whip. Malinki served us well but we outgrew it. Citroen C4 Grand Picassos are good for up to 7 people as long as at least 2 of them are quite small people. Dylis has 6 full size seats and a lot of ‘toys’ as they put it.

Hopefully, she’s not going to cost us the earth and that she’ll be safe and reliable for years to come.

Now we’ve got to think up some suitable adventures worthy of a Dylis.