Keep death off the roads, drive on the pavement.

A very lazy day, everyone up around 10 apart from Megan who was giving Rip Van Winkle a run for his money.  The other 3 girls explored the theme park whilst Dawn and I went for a "Power Walk" around the site and through the woodland area.  Note to self - next time wear trainers and not Birkenstock sandals.

Young Madeline had managed to lose her site pass somewhere inside the van and was refusing to look for it, just wanting us to go down to the reception and get another one.  This caused a lot of morning tension and she entered "Satan Mode" before being grounded for a while. We did stop at the reception to enquire about replacements and were informed that they cost 25 Euros.  Funnily enough she started looking for it after that and it was found.  In the bin.

The supermarket on-site is well stocked but really expensive, so we decided to go to the main one in Wassenaar but, of course, being Sunday, everything was closed. The Dutch don't have our "24/7 everything everywhere all the time" culture. But to say the journey was interesting is a bit of an understatement as overnight I seem to have lost all knowledge and power to drive abroad.  I won't mention the 50m or so of driving on the wrong side of the road, but I did introduce Dawn to the pleasures of "kerb driving", a technique very rarely seen in the UK unless you are a) a learner or b) a complete buffoon.  The car we have is a practically new VW Sharan - very nice - but also which has a few little quirks and safety features that I had never previously heard about.  For instance, the engine won't fire until you put your foot on the clutch. Also, the electronic handbrake won't release until you put you foot on the brake.  Is that normal? Again, it makes you look a bit of an idiot when you don't know.

Things also get a bit interesting round the site at times as well, mainly because the place is overrun with pedal go karts that can be hired.  Now these look fun, but the rate at which people race around can sometimes be a bit scary plus the fact that with cars, bikes and pedestrians everywhere I'm amazed we haven't seen any major collisions. 

Weather wise it's been sunny with a bit of cloud and we topped up the tan (or should I say got rather red) in the afternoon while the kids were generally having a good time.  We had cheese and ham salad for dinner (not pizzas, burgers and masses of chips again, much to their disgust) and they prepared to go out and meet their new friends in the evening.  They came back a bit later than scheduled but all agree so far that this is the Best. Holiday. Ever.

The forecast for tomorrow is for rain; I hope it doesn't dampen the spirits.