A second post already this morning as I dont want to risk becoming ‘lazy’ like  Kate Swaffer.

Maureen and I took a break last night by wandering around Cleethorpes alongside groups of holidaymakers.  We often feel we are on holiday all the time here being retired and living by the sea after years of city dwelling.  At 8.30 pm last night the local ‘hot spots’ were in full fling.

The Beachcomber Holiday Park, a small caravan site, with all the trimmings of such venues is a short walk from our house.  We declined joining in with the revellers at a Dolly Parton Tribute Show but cast a glimpse of the 100 or so folk enjoying Country Music.  Then we ventured across North Sea Lane to see what was going on at Pleasure Island.

At 9 pm the rides are closed and if you listen patiently you can hear the Sea Lions talking to each other.  The entertainment hub was in full swing with a magician entertaining (deafening) lots of small children with his antics.  A casual enquiry at the bar confirmed that the Massai Warriors will be on tomorrow evening.  If things go well we will return to see their acrobatics this evening.

On our homeward journey we watched young children running around a play area at  what would be our local if we chose to eat at the local Carvery.  We stood for some time watching them run in and out the swings and slides trying to catch the leader within a minute.

I’m not sure if we will ever make a Winter Holiday in the sun again but Lisa my eldest daughter kindly shared her holiday in Portugal with us last week.   She knows it is one of our favourite haunts and sent us lots of photos to bring back such happy memories of Christmas in the sun.  Three of them are featured below: