Isle of Wight - Day 3

The end of the third day and we're over half way through our Isle of Wight adventure! The day was another busy one so it was important that breakfast was equally as scrummy as before. First stop was 'Amazon World', a zoo full of tropical animals. We were greeted by a lovely bird. The bird led us through the first few metres of the animal park with only the odd peck of Mrs Pape, Billy and Mia occuring. We were amazed as we met the (Usain Bolt-like) tortoises and tried chatting to some macaws. Other animals we saw included tarantulas (excluding Caris!), turtles, caiman, flamengos, meerkats and many more!

We also enjoyed an in-depth penguin chat where we learnt alot about penguins and their diets, habitats and appearance. Pele was a particular favourite, a bit of a loner with a bad temper apparently. Another highlight was the lemur walkthrough where all children were brave enough to enter an open enclosure with lemurs.

But all of this paled into insignificance when a cheeky marmosat decided to do his business through a bridge. Unfortunately, directly underneath the bridge stood a helpless Toby. "Oh no! Mr Ball...he's just pee'd on me!" was the cry. Luckily, as the weather was hot Toby was quite happy to remove his coat and begin to put the whole ordeal behind him!

After lunch and some free time in the adventure playground we were on the coach again to visit Bembridge lifeboat house. Here, an inforamtive gentlemen shared his knowledge of the lifeboat. We learnt about the weight, costing and processes of the boat. We were amazed to find out we were standing in a building that had cost over 8 million pounds to construct!

Back at the hotel and we decided to run off some steam in the nearby park. Mr Ball and his troops were dissapointed to suffer a 12-10 defeat whislt the girls enjoyed many chats including one about Selena Gomez.

After dinner, we went bowling! We all had a fantastic time practising our skills and nurturing our bowling abilities. There were four games won by Mr Ball (top scorer - 155), Thaila, Ned and a brutally harsh Mrs Pape who snatched victory from the hands of Luke in the dying embers of the match! Technique of the night however, belonged to Rebecca for her 'I don't care what happens and where the ball goes and what pins it hits' approach.

Tonight we are watching Roo's choice of film, 'My Neighbour Totoro', looking forward to our final full day on the island.

Also, we sent our postcards this morning so hopefully they will be arriving soon!