yet another cracking sunset last Sunday evening ....
and been a lovely week .... until last night/today, at least

.... unfortunately I ain't been here to get them planings cast about the place and off line !!

got hauled off to Centerparks in Longleat, Monday morning ... 'packagey things' ain't really my sort of 'bag'

have to admit though ..... they have it sussed ... big-time!!
very nice 'villas' in the forest ... very well equipped/appointed, with good quality finishes and 'proper' gear installed. If you're buying kit a thousand units at a time I suppose you'd get some serious deals !!
Even with that number of 'villas' littered about the forest, it didn't seem over-developed at all
no motors on site other than for loading/offloading your gear, so very child/pedestrian friendly ..... and the staff couldn't have been better/more helpful/cheerful in their work.
free road-train service to transport you about from virtually outside your door...
... to the various 'attractions' and lots to do/see/enjoy.
This company has spent SOME serious bucks on creating some very impressive structures/buildings/venues within their grounds and all incredibly sympathetically placed in the environs.
I may sound like a salesman for Centerparks, but it is rare I am impressed on the level/scale that I have been this week ... eleven out of ten for everything ... honestly ... bloody superb!!

Pam, the kids and Clara have all had a great time .. and so have I .... I would without doubt, visit there again ..... and the prices were just so sensible, they were damned near unbelievable
we were even greeted by a 'local' on arrival
Lil' Clara has had a great time ....
.....capped off by a pretty impressive pool complex .... 28C air temp. and 30+C water temps ...
even I've been in the water.....I don't swim and
hate the water, having nearly drowned as a young kid, I have zero confidence in it and have struggled to try to learn to swim on/off for years ....
plus I bloody detest COLD water and see no pleasure in getting in the stuff.
30+ was a major help though and again tried to learn .... sort of managed to cover some distances, with some flotation assistance (I also have negative buoyancy, so I'm told), which is a real downer - literally - in overcoming my 'water' issues !!!
Feel a bit of a prat at 61 with a float, but ..... it gives me the confidence to at least have a go and floating about semi weightless is great on the old bones.
all in all, it's been a great few days away .... went too quickly and yet seemed like a lot longer .... can safely say I'd go again ...... pity about the monsoon conditions today !!!! Been in shirt sleeves all week .... and will be next week too, looking at the forecast .... planings'll wait !!

