Turkey & Tinsel with Phil & Candy

When we had everybody on board the Jolly Bus, we took a lovely gentle, scenic drive down to Hayling Island.  We had a delicious fish and chip lunch and then completed our journey to our hotel.  After arriving, we found our beautifully spacious rooms and unpacked our cases.  We then took a stroll around the complex to explore our surroundings.  We spent our evening dancing, laughing and even took part in a quiz!  We enjoyed a few drinks and Alan impressed the lead singer with not one, but two dances with her!  What a way to kick start our holiday!

 

During our festive time away, we did many activities that everyone loved.  We took part in a few quizzes which we did extremely well in!  We did some exciting archery (with more than one bulls eye scored!), rifle shooting and skittles!  We took some lovely refreshing walks around the hotel grounds, taking in the beautiful scenery.   

 

As it was Turkey & Tinsel week, we tucked into a delightful Christmas dinner, pulled crackers and wore our party hats to celebrate the spirit of Christmas!  The whole place was decked out in the most fabulous Christmas decorations and the atmosphere was brilliant.   We took charge of the dance floor every night with our enthusiastic singing and dancing!  One night we even did karaoke and crowned Alan and Rachel as King and Queen!  They did some stunning renditions and there was rapturous applause!

 

We watched Dick Whittington one afternoon which was hugely entertaining! The entertainment team were second to none and really bought the stage to life and interacted with our group.  OOOOHHH yes they did!  This was followed by a flutter on the racing reindeers which produced 2 out of 5 wins!    On our last evening which was New Years Eve, our night was full on! With no prompting to dance, it was a race to the dance floor!  Stamina was not in short supply in this group!  What a wonderful way to spend our last night! 

 

After our final breakfast we packed our suitcases and then visited the onsite shop to buy some souvenirs to take home.  We then had a few games of pool which everyone loved!  We then all climbed aboard the Jolly bus and headed to the Ship Inn where we enjoyed a delicious lunch before a gentle ride back to reality!  It wasn’t January the 1^st in real life!!  What a super holiday we all had.