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Sunday 6 April – Nana’s 70th Birthday

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Distance travelled: not much, just to church and the park and back

First thing in the morning I gave my Nana a monstrous hug and said happy birthday because today we turned 70!

We went to church but not in the church building, it was in the church hall instead. Nana took cake to share (because it was her birthday obviously). I did some colouring with my sister, and then turned mine into a paper aeroplane.

After church we went to the park while my Mum and Aunt decorated my Nana’s house with balloons and stuff. We came back and had a specially prepared meal of Lebanese food. There was chicken, hummus, pita and some things I couldn’t name but was tasty. I really liked the chicken.

A smiling older woman with curly gray hair is sitting at a table outdoors, celebrating a birthday. She is wearing a blue shirt and a pink birthday ribbon. In front of her is a colorful birthday cake with candles, a decorated plate, a box, and several glasses. She is holding a phone and appears joyful during the celebration.

We had lunch with Nana’s friend David and also a Ukrainian mum and child who are staying with him. They can’t live at home in Ukraine because of the war which is really sad.

Then my Dad’s brother and sister went back to London and we watched a film. It was called Hook and I’d never seen it before. It’s a new way of telling the Peter Pan story and I enjoyed it.

Saturday 5 April – Nana’s Birthday Weekend Begins

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Map showing a route from Crediton to Exeter. The path is indicated by a dotted line.

Distance travelled: 16 miles (Crediton to Exeter and back again)

In the morning, we had breakfast and I beat my aunt at chess (yes, really). Then we went to a craft fair at Nana’s church hall. I bought a Liverpool FC bookmark for my godfather.

After that we got the bus into Exeter for lunch. My Nana, uncle and aunt came too as well as my Nana’s friend David. I had sausage, beans and egg with some homemade lemonade.

After lunch we saw a big RAF exhibition by the cathedral. There was a replica typhoon jet! I had an ice cream (dulce de leche flavour, which is basically toffee). My sister had bubblegum flavour which I think is disgusting.

After we got the bus back to Nana’s we had ate pizza for tea and watched Gladiators. Giant, Apollo and Bionic are my favourite Gladiators.

Friday 4 April – Travelling to Devon

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Map showing the route from Croydon to Crediton, highlighting three areas of natural beauty including the South Downs National Park, the Cotswolds National Landscape and Dartmoor National Park. A dashed line indicates the path connecting the two locations.

Distance travelled: almost 200 miles

It was finally the Easter holidays!

After After School Club I joined my team, Sutton Common Rovers U8s, for Friday night football training. We trained until 7pm and then set off to Devon for my Nana’s 70th birthday.

On the way we stopped at the services. I had KFC and my dad had Burger King (he always chooses the one with the biggest burgers). I dropped at least one chip in the car…and it’s probably still there somewhere.

We had to go on TWO detours because of road closures. My mum was not impressed. By the time we got to Nana’s it was 1 in the morning! I was so tired I just flopped onto my bed like a human pancake.