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Halloween Fun

Welcome back to the blog!

 AND welcome to this weekend long adventure where we take you through our Halloween weekend! 


Saturday

Saturday day saw us exploring the Hallowsteam event down at Didcot railway station, a place where old steam trains go to be repairs, and they have working steam trains that you can ride, you can go in and out of all the storage sheds, check out the museum and see the collectable shops situated in old carriages, you can walk along the line and chat to the people who volunteer their time to work on the trains and bring them back to their original life. 

Hallowsteam took some of these trains and turned them into (family friendly) spooky ghost carriages kitted out with Ghosts, skeletons and other creepy creatures, there was plenty for the family to get involved in with puzzles, crafting and science and more than enough for enthusiast to see in the trains and the collectable stores too! 

The steam train was a huge hit as always with its short but enjoyable journey, plenty of time for tea and cake as well as a stop for lunch and then a meander around the train yard just chatting and taking in the Autumnal views.  A good few hours out enjoying the sights and demonstrations following by an afternoon of baking and Mock-tail mixing ahead of Sundays adventure! more on that later! 

Sunday Fun 

Sunday rolled around and i Kick started the day with a run in the rain and a coffee with a friend, followed by a hot shower and another coffee then we got ready for the day! Halloween party day, well sort of, it was more a chance to spend time together as a couple, we cooked up some party food, set up Arkham horror, dug out the Halloween glasses and put on some fun fancy outfits! The day went about attempting to defeat an elder beast (only to find we had been playing the game wrong the whole time and needed to restart), eating snacks, and drinking Mock-tails. 
We round out the evening by watching Beetlejuice, a film I have seen part of but never watched all the way through. All in all a great Halloween and as we hadn't finished the game we ended the round then left it set up so we could go back to it. Generally Arkham is a big game so trying to complete it in one day without and all nighter can be a challenge! 

 

Anyway, that was Halloween
Thanks for reading, 
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Jessie 
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