They really enjoyed the activities on offer especially Nature Rockz with "Bear Grylls".
They made Dreamcatchers in the Tipi - a Native American charm that is said to help with a good night's sleep. (They worked, they slept through the night!).
According to legend, bad dreams are caught in the centre of the dream catcher where they disappear with the light of the next day, while good dreams slide down the feathers to whoever is sleeping.
They also took home some memories of the holiday by creating a collage using pretty leaves they had collected. Nature masterpieces!
Another favourite was the outdoor lazy river. A water ride that flows similarly to a river with a current. They didn't want to stop and kept going round and round. Sorry no photos because Nanna was also going round and round!!!!
And then in the evening it was time to Boogie with the Seaside Squad. Jamie loved singing along at the top of his voice. Chloe found it all very amusing!
One of Weymouth's popular attractions is SandWorld. And we can thoroughly recommend it. Sand sculptors from around the world bring to life 'A Life on Earth 2' featuring David Attenborough, Kung
Fu Panda, King Kong, Bengal Tiger, Jurassic Giants and Madagescar to name a few. All created out of sand - they put my lopsided sand castles to shame! And Jamie and Chloe loved Finding Dory and Nemo and the lolly at the end as a prize.
Some say that Weymouth has the world's finest sand for sculpting - it's hard to believe that these enormous sand sculptures all began with a simple bucket and spade.
Jamie and Chloe immediately began to create their own mini masterpieces.
After a quick train journey
it was off to the single largest feature of the beautiful Jurassic Coast - impressive Chesil Beach.
The pebbles vary in size from large cobbles at Portland and gradually decrease in size as you go along the coast until you reach West Bay where they are pea sized. (Know this information from the Fleet Observer).
A great place to start is Chesil Beach Visitors Centre. Chesil Beach is in the heart of the Jurassic coast - an 18 mile stretch of pebble and shingle that is a haven for wildlife and is home to the Fleet Lagoon which alone has 150 species of seaweed, 25 species of fish and 60 known species of mollusc. (The visitors' centre is located at the southern end of the Fleet Lagoon.)
To explore the Lagoon take a trip on the Fleet Observer, a shallow drafted glass bottom boat.
Going to Portland, turn right just before the Ferrybridge Inn (although this is derelict so may be pulled down soon). Post code DT4 9YU. It's run by volunteers so pre-booking ensures a skipper will be available. Tel. 01305 759692
We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Fleet from the water. The commentary was light hearted but enjoyable and it was very informative. The actual trip is on a glass bottom boat and you can have use of their binoculars.....it's a simple trip around the Fleet....the body of water behind Chesil Beach. So relaxing. And when it finished the children got a postcard and activity book relevant to the trip.
Thank you Stuart and Tina for a very enjoyable stay. And the childrens' comments as we left:-
"When can we come again".
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