Suprise visit.

Today we took our second trip to Legoland and boy! was James excited! He knew what to expect this time and was looking out for Lego as soon as we got near the park. Despite having definite favourites from last time, we didn't end up going on any of these rides, such is the extent of the park. Martin and I particularly loved Mini Land (miniature cities, not the cars!) whilst James made a bee-line for the Sky Ride. He was fairly cranky queuing (to put it mildly!) so I think we'll have to be prepared next time with distractions ie food and things to play with. Again we only experienced a small part of Legoland but I promised James we'll come back next week. It is term holidays so there's no pre-school.

In the afternoon Peter, Diana, Richard and (Big) James came to visit. We were so delighted to see them, especially the boys. [Martin: they have been suffering with ME/CFS for years and have only recently turned the corner. So if was just wonderful to have them come visit. We're hopeful that the boys will continue to improve and be able to share in even more activities]

It was a beautiful sunny day so we took a walk up the Long Walk to the castle then up to the Bollards & Boom gates. There was a fun,springy atmosphere and it's obvious the tourist season has begun! Meandering back through the old cobbled streets we stopped at a pub and had a drink before strolling home again.

Photos are here.