The Outer Hebrides trip had come highly recommended – and I was not disappointed. I was a bit nervous about the size of the group – 12 people. Would we get in the way of each other, would we get enough one-two-one tuition, would we all get on with each other?

I need not have worried as the whole trip was very well organised and as well as the fantastic Dimitri, we had the wonderful company of Mike Bell also. They worked so well together and made the whole trip such fun. They were both very good at gauging when to come up and help you out and when to leave you alone. We stayed at 2 different places and both were really good – really friendly and funny staff on Lewis and fabulous food on Uist at the Langass Lodge Hotel. So, if you are wondering about whether to go, let me recommend it to you.