I'm having a moment of introspection. Leaning against the side of the pool, overlooking the Taf estuary and the fields on the headland opposite, watching the tide come in and the sea birds breeze by. It's a glorious afternoon, the first we've had in weeks this particular summer; whisps of cloud like brushstrokes wash an otherwise clear blue sky. My revery is that this is a view Dylan Thomas must have shared, albeit unlikely in board shorts from a spa pool. Though the mild hangover I'm nursing is probably something he would have been familiar with. Suddenly, a 'Hi-ya!' rents the air and I'm clouted over the head with a foam noodle. My little nest of vipers has commandeered a giant float and fashioned a pirate ship to attack me. Reality comes back in a moment, and I join her in playing high jinx on the high seas. We're staying in the Dylan Coastal Resort, a collection of five-star self-catering lodges on a hillside overlooking the sea in South Wale
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A family staying at Dylan Coastal Resort in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, fell ill after using a hot tub and contracted Legionnaires disease, a lung infection which can be fatal.