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Day 10 - Still at Centre Parcs!

We had planned to do a couple of day trips from Centre Parcs but we've yet to manage that! We wanted to go to Lake Constance and a tree top walk, both about 30 minutes away.  

However we decided that today needed to be another toddler reset day, making sure he was well fed and had a nap.  We succeeded on both fronts which meant a much calmer bedtime. Phew! Perhaps we're all starting to fall into the travelling routine.

This morning was the buffet breakfast again. Whilst not a bargain (€20 each), Henry eats for free as he's under 3, and he gets his moneys worth! 

Next was swimming, another 50 turns on the waterslide and then back to the lodge for a nap and lunch. 

After lunch we went back to the huge indoor play area, where yet again Henry made a bee-line for the mini cars. He really needs to learn to look where he's driving though 😂.
Next, a quick pitstop at the on site supermarket, which is really well stocked and doesn't feel too expensive. Andrew picked up a few more beers after being disappointed by the last ones, which were actually 50% lemonade - if only we'd read the label at the time! 

I also got a new bikini, not from the supermarket! I felt my €8 emergency Decathlon swimming costume from a few years ago probably wouldn't cut it at the fancy hotel we're off to next. 
 
We are going to head out tomorrow to see a bit more of Germany. We're off to Lindau, a little town with an island on Lake Constance. To make the most of the day, we're getting up and out early. Mornings have been pretty slow progress so far ao that could be a challenge! Tonight was spent researching parking for tomorrow, including looking on the satellite images on Google maps. When you drive a 7m long campervan, you have to plan ahead or be prepared to spend ages driving round to find a space you can fit in.

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