We do love to be beside the seaside

A beautiful clear morning, the forecast said it would be nice.  A boulangerie van came round at about 9am so I bought a baguette although it was a bit burnt.  

We decided to surprise the kids with a trip to Nautica, the national sea centre and aquarium that is just 5 mins from the aire.  They were so excited!!  No queues or crowds unlike many places like this we've been to in the past. 
 I hired audio guides again and they definitely make the visit more interesting as you don’t have to stand and read endless boards.  It being the national sea centre there was so much more than just an aquarium there; exhibitions about sustainability, world pollution, rising sea levels and fishing were really interesting and we were in there for hours which is unheard of for us in places like these!!  

The experience was a little over stimulating for Evan at one point – he appeared to get motion sickness from looking at fish, walking around and listening to his audio all at once thankfully we made it to the toilets in time!!!! 
Kids say the best bits were the sharks, tortoises, sealions and jellyfish, as well as the fishing simulator and being allowed to touch the rays in the petting pond!!  We left via the gift shop and the girls bought a fuchsia  pink turtle and a ray and Evan got a 500 piece puzzle – we've said he can do that with Grumpa at the caravan!!

After a late picnic lunch we went onto the beach (after first walking around the old town).  

Kids made sandcastles and Chris took them into the sea for a swim.  We all had a brilliantly full day, combined with the walk back up to Flo the kids were properly tired by the end of the day!!