This morning I was up at 6am to finish off some pressies, put in washing ( daren't use the timer at the mo as there is still an intermittent leak!) and get a picnic packed for our day out.
We left just before 10am...had planned for a little earlier but you know what its like getting everyone out of the door....but we arrived at Longleat just before midday to massive queues!
Apparently the animals were playing up, so everything was extra slow for some reason.
We had a great day nonetheless....here are a few highlights...
....we managed to escape damage this year and were only left with tiny muddy footprints to clean off!
A mummy lion...who was HUGE....decided to walk right in front of us.....so glad to be safe inside the car!
We weren't able to visit the lorikeets last year because of avian flu....but it was worth the wait!
To warm up and wait for the light to go we treated ourselves to a Costa...which was the only expenditure for the day as the visit was bought with Tesco vouchers.....saving us £140!!!
The lights were amazing and really need to be seen in the flesh
The theme was fairy tales as you can see, each and every one was so detailed and so beautiful.
Back home it was a portion of chips from the local chippy to share between the four of us with a quick cheese omelette whipped up.
For me its now back to the wrapping and checking everyone locally is accounted for....for folks further afield I have a few days grace!
A lovely day out xx
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