Breakfast time came and we joined the other guests at a table with our room number on. This alone, meant I felt ok. No sharing, buffet style or anything. We knew our table and food was our own. I didn't eat my mushrooms or black pudding because they are both food of satan.
We put our sat nav on in the van to go and park at the Castle car park. We drove one hundred yards and it said "you have arrived at your destination".
We parked next to graveyard which was my sons second ever sighting of one. I explained that it was the living you have to be afraid of.
We wound our way down a long hill stairs and pondered on the task of getting back up again on the way back to the van.
The sea was far out this morning and we walked through scattered debris of crab parts. The fishermen had dumped a load of baskets out for the gulls and my son basically built a crab from various bits.
When he'd had enough of his bucket and spade and the sea, we hiked back up to the castle. To keep the kids entertained, there was a sheet of paper with six characters to find from the clues . My son enjoyed the hunt but we couldn't find the last character. Maybe he would've walked away with just 5 out of 6 but I was damned if I was going to. With extra effort and common sense I had us collect all six. He got his certificate and we headed off to Peasholm Park once more. The model war event had to be run by emptying all the park and putting barriers up allowing ticket buyers only back in. We had to wait a full hour for re-entry but it was worth it. The boats used their fireworks to great effect and I really enjoyed it. I said to my son that this was time to return home but he wanted to head to the top of the Chinese temple once more beforehand. We had to wait 15 minutes for it to be reopened. He liked it a lot up there. Finally we drove home and he slept for a good hour. I tried and tried to wake him and finally got a McDonalds meal down him and got him home for 7pm.
What a brilliant holiday. A magical time in my life if their ever was one.
I'm looking forward to my bed though.
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