Nutella is not an acceptable alternative to Marmite
We bought postcards, wandered down the pier, Megan investigated an old bead shop (now sadly closed), I taught Genevieve and James about weathervanes, we discussed about how having ice cream that early in the morning would be a bad idea, and we threw stones into the sea. It was a very busy 45 minutes.
The ice cream van wouldn’t take breakfast reservations
We got to the beach so early that we arrived before the ice cream van had even appeared! For future reference, the ice cream van arrives at 10:20am. Ice cream for breakfast is therefore not an option.
Outsmarting a tree with a broom
On the theme of inappropriate geology, James found a stone with boobs. He was beside himself with glee at his discovery.
“Unicorn” is definitely not an ice cream flavour
Megan got the upper hand when it came to spotting animals though. As we got close to Blackgang Chine it transpired that one of the local residents had got hold of a retired model. “Look – it’s a velociraptor” she shouted. Brilliant!
Look at that giant narwhal!
I was all ready to start eating my breakfast when it got “stolen” by Genevieve who is now a firm lover of fried eggs in toast. She’s a cheeky little monkey, but how could I say no?
What’s the optimal length for a sandcastle moat?
We’d decided ahead of time that it was going to be a paddling day, but we instantly regretted that decision when we saw how calm and shallow the water was. Genevieve resolved the issue by stripping off and running around naked. Brilliant!
Blackberry bribery
The blackberries proved to be a constant source of bribery and bartering for good behaviour. It kept Megan entertained too – she simply loves picking blackberries and was often trailing far behind the rest of us while foraging for more.
Orpington to the Isle of Wight (via Southampton for a toilet stop)
James was fascinated by the sea again (despite having spent the previous couple of hours stood right next to it). He seemed determined to try and fall in – what a silly billy!
Holiday clubs are the best
They kids hijacked Megan’s phone and recorded a series of video selfies. We only discovered this when the videos synced to our online photo storage. The cheeky little imps! They were very cute though.
Welcome to the international slide dismounting championships
After dinner it should have been calm play time, but instead the kids were riding each other around the room like horses. Standard behaviour – I’m not sure what else we should have expected really.
A tiger, lion, monkey, dinosaur, penguin and caterpillar walked into a bar
James wanted to play golf and raided the shed for the clubs and balls. He also found a number of hula-hoops that seemed to form the holes that he was putting into (making a hole in one much more likely).
Yeti on lockdown
James was feeling particularly brave today. With lots of encouragement from Genevieve, he finally took on the big green slide all by himself. And surprise, surprise… he absolutely loved it!
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