Once we were in England, we got roller skates as a present and Jo and I spent hours roller skating down Gran and Gramp's short drive. I also remember hours of playing Lego with Jo - we were both addicted to Lego. I also remember playing with a Fisher Price fire engine that gave me hours of fun.
My other memory is going to Brighton beach and my surprise that it was covered in pebbles and not sand.
We also visited Uncle Jack and Auntie Nancy in Devon and I can remember creating a birds nest in their hedge using straw. I also faintly remember visiting Auntie Lottie who was the oldest person I think I'd ever met. She ended living to 103.
The thing I remember most about Eight Bells was the horse riding. We'd ride everyday and I loved every minute of it. A highlight for me was the exhilaration I felt when I cantered for the first time and how smooth and free it felt compared to the jerkiness of trotting. I remember feeding the horses sugar lumps from my hand and stroking their noses.
Eight Bells was the place where I had my first crush. The object of my affection was Farmer Brown's daughter who was a few years older than me. She came horse riding with us once and she was a really good rider. I thought she was magnificent.
Other places we had had holidays were Mountain World and Sedgefield. I don't remember much about either except for swimming in the pool at Mountain World and being looked after by a nanny and the fact that we children ate separately from the adults. I didn't really like that.
Other holidays I remember are camping trips with the Culleys which I loved. More about the Culleys later. I remember we had a huge family tent that had a collapsible frame that would take hours to put together. But it was a cool tent with separate internal compartments so we were able to have our own private "bedroom."
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