Monday 8th August

We arrived at the hotel in the afternoon, unpacked and settled into our rooms. After the welcome meeting we enjoyed our dinner in the hotel restaurant, the Orangery, followed by the evening entertainment in the Show bar. 

Tuesday 9th August

Today, we went into Skegness Town and saw the famous jolly fisherman statue and the clock tower. We had a walk by the beach, watched the donkeys and enjoyed an ice cream in the sun. We had time for a little souvenir shopping and bought some gifts for family and friends. We enjoyed dinner in the Beachcomber Pub. Then we enjoyed the evening entertainment at the Show bar. A few of us got up to dance and enjoyed dancing to Corinne's favourite song, “Gangnam style". It was a late night, but lots of fun!

Wednesday 10th August

This morning, after breakfast we went to Nature Land Seal Sanctuary. We watched the baby rescued seals, Mooch and View, being fed. The feeder explained that the pups wouldn't have survived in the wild, so they were fed lots of fish & weighed every week. Once they are big enough, they will be released into the wild! The other animals we saw were penguins, meerkats, alpacas, goats, birds. The reptile house had tarantulas, snakes, crocodiles, and terrapins. In the evening, we went out for dinner, our restaurant on the top floor of the amusement arcade had great sea views! We were able to watch the rides at the fair while eating our meal. After dinner, we had a game of ten pin bowling. Everyone played really well and a few of us even got strikes!

Thursday 11th August

Today, we went to Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. We watched the Lancaster Bomber taxi ride a member of the public. It was interesting walking around the hangers, learning about the history of World War 2. We enjoyed shopping in the gift shop too of course! In the evening, we went to the Beachcomber pub for dinner. We enjoyed watching the Tina Turner impersonator at the evening show. She was great, she looked like the real thing and we were really impressed!

Friday 12th August

Today, we went to Ingomels Market, everyone enjoyed shopping. We bought plenty of souvenirs and gifts to take home. Then we watched the big roller coasters whizzing over our heads, it was really cool! In the evening, we went out for dinner at the Welcome Inn pub the food there was lovely, and the atmosphere was so lively!

Saturday 13th August

Today, Irene and Juliette went swimming, whilst the rest of the group went for a game of mini golf. We enjoyed lunch at the Orangery restaurant in the hotel, before completing some arts & crafts in the afternoon. We enjoyed doing some sand art, filling our chosen container with colourful sand and making some beautiful projects. In the evening, we went to the Empire Theatre to see the show "The Searchers & Hollies Experience". Everyone, had a great night, singing along to the sixty’s hits, dancing in our seats!

Sunday 14th August

Today, we went out for a Sunday carvery at Wolfies wine bar by the sea front. The town was very busy as it was carnival day. We enjoyed looking around the gift shops, treating ourselves and buying some gifts to take home. Then it was time to head back to the hotel. We packed our cases and relaxed before going out for the evening to the Wonder Circus. We had ring side seats and the acrobats were amazing! We all loved the dog; he was so clever! But our favourite acts were the clowns, they were so funny! We all laughed so much, it's the most we have laughed in ages! We had so much fun, we were laughing, all the way back to the hotel! Time for one last drink together in the hotel bar, before saying goodnight. 

Monday 15th August

We were all a little sad that the holiday had come to an end. We had made new friends and had so much fun, but we had a great trip and really enjoyed our holiday!