Military Beating Retreat concerts have a long tradition dating back to the 1690s. Originally the beating of the drum was used to order troops to break off fighting and withdraw to the safety of camp as darkness fell, later it signalled the closing of the camp gates at the end of the day and called troops back to base for the night. Today a Beating Retreat is an evening military concert with a marching display and usually marks the lowering of the Regimental flag at sunset.
It wasn't this sort of retreat - but it would be very difficult to beat the last few days away.
Plenty of good food, great craic, good company and intensive writing - is indeed hard to beat.
We may not have had 'wall to wall' sunshine this time on the retreat, but it was still warm and dry enough at times to enjoy the beach at Coney.
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