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Jul 27, 2023 9:48:24 GMT -5
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jul 27, 2023 9:48:24 GMT -5
On our last day, we stayed local and browsed around Bognor town where I purchased some clothes on sale and in charity shops also.
We had lunch there then ventured back to Butlins afterwards.
No photos were taken.
We're currently having a cup of tea a blueberry muffin and a sausage roll in the Costa Coffee outlet at the Skyline Pavilion.
After we've packed later on we'll head back here again and catch an electronic light show I'd booked in the main entertainment venue.
Tomorrow we'll drop my sister of home and then buy next week's supermarket food.
Post unpacking we'll go out again around four to visit London Zoo for the evening on their last day their open up late until 10 pm.
Certain UK zoos have late night adult only events where people can browse after 6 pm at quite times without kids and pay less than day entry tickets.
Mum and I have visited London Zoo many times but enjoy it there hence why we're going back again.
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Jul 27, 2023 11:20:22 GMT -5
Post by Tim on Jul 27, 2023 11:20:22 GMT -5
Have fun.
Nice to take these trips.
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Jul 27, 2023 12:29:48 GMT -5
Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jul 27, 2023 12:29:48 GMT -5
Yep. Mum's enjoyed the holiday and my sister's been fine most of the time.
Mum likes getting away from home for a bit and having a family break which she wants to continue doing whilst she can considering her age and for how long she can handle my sister as well with her disability then.
Also, money's a factor as well in terms of breaks and how many we can afford to go in a year or not and whether we can continue doing that in the future obviously.
The electric light show we saw was really good.
It was a mixture of acrobatics and darkened scenes with the performer's costumes and props lit up on stage which was my favourite part then.
Those bits felt futuristic like Tron and the light cycle scenes.
The cast got good responses from the audience in the venue throughout.
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Jul 27, 2023 17:00:04 GMT -5
Post by Tim on Jul 27, 2023 17:00:04 GMT -5
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Jul 28, 2023 11:30:40 GMT -5
Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jul 28, 2023 11:30:40 GMT -5
We arrived home okay but much later than expected.
Our original time was 12:30 pm having left camp around 10 with traffic included but gridlock traffic near the Dartford Tunnel put a stop to that.
Made a detour to Bluewater shopping centre to give my sister her afternoon medication allow Mum the toilet and to have lunch as well.
Sandwiches were purchased for our late-night trip to London Zoo also.
Having left Bluewater the queue for the tunnel was worse so tried to find an alternative route which just took me back onto the M25.
This time traffic had sped up a bit so it wasn't long waiting then.
Mum and I had half an hour from dropping my sister home and dumping our luggage in the kitchen to toileting and getting out the door to go visit the Zoo obviously.
Unpacking will be down tomorrow morning.
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Jul 28, 2023 11:56:46 GMT -5
Post by Tim on Jul 28, 2023 11:56:46 GMT -5
Yea, time to relax.
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Sept 6, 2023 16:10:02 GMT -5
Post by matt on Sept 6, 2023 16:10:02 GMT -5
On a trip in Cairns in Queensland and never been before. Will be here for a week.
WI'll post pictures when can.
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Post by Squad 51 on Sept 6, 2023 16:23:08 GMT -5
Enjoy and we'll be waiting.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Sept 7, 2023 3:27:47 GMT -5
I assume that's Northern Australia then?
Like Tim said it will be interesting to see what you did and places of interest obviously.
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Post by Tim on Sept 7, 2023 11:28:31 GMT -5
On a trip in Cairns in Queensland and never been before. Will be here for a week. WI'll post pictures when can.
Look forward to seeing them.
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Sept 7, 2023 17:21:11 GMT -5
Post by matt on Sept 7, 2023 17:21:11 GMT -5
I assume that's Northern Australia then? Like Tim said it will be interesting to see what you did and places of interest obviously. South East. I can't wait share photos and insights. On a trip in Cairns in Queensland and never been before. Will be here for a week. WI'll post pictures when can.
Look forward to seeing them.
Thanks! I'll post photos when returned. Bit hard off phone. Easier on a computer do.
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Sept 7, 2023 17:31:45 GMT -5
Post by Tim on Sept 7, 2023 17:31:45 GMT -5
Got it.
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Sept 25, 2023 5:14:56 GMT -5
Post by matt on Sept 25, 2023 5:14:56 GMT -5
I'm back from my trip in Cairns Queensland.
It was great. Warm weather but not extremely warm. Some days had rain but it wasn't extreme.
Great Barrier Reef (tour on a boat with an open floor to look at the ocean, truly the highlight of the trip. We were checking out one of the islands for a half day trip.)
Hiking tour in one of the rain forests (This one had so many American and Asian tourists, it was really myself, family and one other Australian on the trip.
The only downside to this was lots of people felt very ill and near throwing up and it felt like a roller coaster with at least 50 hard bend turns into the mountains. I'll admit, it was pretty horrible coming back. It was the worst experience, and felt like I was on a 40 minute roller coaster. True relief when we made it to bottom ground.)
That's all I have for now to share. I'll have to update it more another day.
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Sept 25, 2023 11:34:13 GMT -5
Post by Tim on Sept 25, 2023 11:34:13 GMT -5
Matt, your pictures didn't come out.
All that showed was a meaningless jumble of code, which I removed. Please use Imgur, which is free to join, and try again.
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Sept 25, 2023 12:52:36 GMT -5
Post by Melinda Halliwell on Sept 25, 2023 12:52:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I couldn't see your pictures either matt. It sounds like you had a great time away though. The Great Barrier Reef must be amazing. place to visit as well as the forest you did your walking tour in.
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