On Friday we set off for the beginning of our mini holiday to Dawlish. As we couldn't check in until 4pm, we decided to go to Crealy which is a small theme park and quite frankly, we were much too old to be crawling around in the play area. It's certainly no Thorpe Park or Alton Towers but Keely enjoyed the rides and I enjoyed seeing all the animals! We stayed there untill about 4pm and then decided to head to a supermarket to buy food for our stay as it wasn't provided on the camp site. Well, we were in Sainsburys for about an hour! We should have been more prepared and made a list as we kept thinking of things to buy and having to run back down the aisles. In the end we bought £47 worth of food and drink which wasn't too bad as it was shared between 4 of us.
When we got to Golden Sands holiday park, the reception was closed, which panicked us a bit but eventually we got the keys to our chalet (we were expecting a mobile caravan) and settled in. The chalet wasn't that bad to be honest, for a 'bronze' star chalet, I was expecting worse. I was expecting it to be a lot like Sandbay (where I work) but it was all very nice, we had a nice little living room which was joined onto the kitchen, two bedrooms and shower/bathroom. As we were all knackered from running around Crealy all day, we just had a quiet night in and had dinner in the chalet and just chatted for most of the evening.
Day two was equally as sunny, so we started the day with a swim in the pool. It was quite crowded but there was an inside and outside pool which meant more room for us to muck about. Although poor Vince had to sit and watch from the side =[ After swimmming we decided to have a barbeque outside the Chalet and it was goood! We had burgers and sausages, but we also made chicken kebabs with peppers which were soooo nice!
Again, we decided to have a bit of a chill out night, though this time we headed to the bar. We decided to play Bingo but unfortunately none of us won =[. The entertainment team's show was a bit lame and only last 20 minutes so we headed back to the room and played cards, which was hilarious! Vince taught us a new card game and Keely (who was definitely drunk!!) could not grasp the rules at all and everytime she said she understood, she would do something wrong and need the rules explaining again. So funny! We stayed up until about 3am so we were all knackered the next day.
Sunday was again a boiling hot day (we really got lucky with the weather) so we headed to the beach resort. The beach looked lovely and I was dying to go swimming, though we hadn't bought any of our stuff and no one else really seemed keen. =[
We strolled along the beach and Vince and I headed to the arcades. We played on the fruit machines and Vince managed to win about 500 tickets! It was so funny, everytime we went on them, the pictures would match and the ticket fund would rise and rise. It took about five minutes for all the tickets to come out and they were rolling up on the floor. I picked a money box for 150 tickets and a buddha for my mum and some sweets aswell. We met Kayleigh and Keely in the pub and then made our way back to the chalet via the local shops to buy presents. We had an afternoon nap and ordered chinese for dinner! When I got back I realised I was quite badly sunburnt which NEVER happens to me so I'm quite happy about it!
That night we decided to play Bingo again and still didn't win anything! The entertainment that night was a bit better but the bar closed at 12am so we headed back and relaxed a bit before bed time. Monday was a rainy day but it was the day we left so we didn't really mind. We headed to Woodlands, which is another theme park about an hour away from where we were staying.
I definitely enjoyed these water slides the most, though the twister one was quite scary, I thought we were going to come off the side of it! It was a fun day, although a little annoying that we had to walk around all day with wet clothes! It seemed like it took ages to get home so I went to sleep in the car. All in all it was a good holiday and nice to get away from work, but I think I'd want to go for longer next time and to a place where there is more to do. Here are some more pics:
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