Life in Tynemouth

Today's blog is all about living in Tynemouth!

As a family, we have really enjoyed living in Tynemouth. The sea is on our doorstep, and we have a lovely sandy beach. This webcam is the same view that we have from our front room window.  

There are two schools in Tynemouth: Priory Primary School and King Edwards School. I used to go to Priory Primary. My teacher was called Miss Bruce. She was very nice. 

Opposite Priory Primary School is a chocolate shop; it is called Gareth James Chocolatier. I once spent an afternoon making chocolate there!

This is a picture of Tynemouth Front Street (around the corner from the school). You can nearly see the shop where we always choose grandma's earrings.

At the bottom of Front Street is the old drinking fountain and Mr Woods' cafe. It is one of our favourite cafes. We once saw a parade going down this street. Every year there is a big Tynemouth festival with street artists and entertainers. 

For example: Acrobats, Puppet Shows... They're all great fun.

I once did a photography lesson there. We were photographing texture.

Before you get to front street you pass a statue of  Queen Victoria.

Iola and mummy and me used to pretend that Queen Victoria was dancing. This was because Iola used to be scared of the statue. 

Our holiday in Ireland

We have just come home from our holiday in Ireland. We had a BRILLIANT time!!!
These are some of the activities that we did:

Donkey Walking
We had a Donkey called John Willis, he was very cheeky! He once stole a ginger biscuit! We also had a donkey called Genna who we could ride on.We learnt how to brush them. It was great.

Horse Riding
This was for me and Iola to do. First we met our horses: they were very cute. Mine was called Stormy. We brushed them and picked out their hooves. Then we saddled them up. After that I led mine to the school. We mounted and set off. We went on a trek for two hours through the forest. It was amazing.

Canoeing

This was when we had two Canadian Canoes. Iola, Mummy and Daddy went in a canoe together and I went with the instructor. He was very interesting so we had loads of fun. While I was paddling he taught me a new stroke and a easier way to paddle. We went out for about 2 hours and explored the Isle of Inisfree and the mouth of the river Bonnet. At the end we both stood up while paddling.It was fantastic.

Castles
While we were in Ireland we visited a lot of castles. These included Dunguaire castle at Kinvarra, where there was a medieval banqueting hall and amazing views over the sea; Portumna Castle, where I particularly like the walled Victorian garden where they grew basically all fruits, veg, and herbs; Athenry Castle, which Iola and I loved running around in; and another castle which was really a Norman Tower hidden in the woods.

Overall it was a GREAT holiday!