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It is our last day today, so we packed everything up and loaded up the car. Ethan and I then went swimming at the Subtropical Swimming Paradise. We mixed it up and had Pancakes for lunch today, lemon and sugar. We then had a round of Puttify at The Hive. We had a great time playing an interactive crazy golf. I managed to come 7th of the day overall which i was pleased with. We then headed back to the car and drove home, this time it only took us just over 4 hours.

Ethan and I started the morning off with a swim at the Subtropical Swimming Paradise before heading for lunch at Starbucks with Rachel. We then had a long walk to the Outdoor Activity Centre for the Golf Driving Range, which was great fun, didnt know if we were doiing it right but we all had fun doing it. I then walked back to the lodge to get my skates and some dry swimming kit before heading to The Sports Plaza for Roller Skating, Ethan is getting so much better and was going round great, i had a good time with some good music on. We then went to Dexters Kitchen for dinner and we had burgers. Ethan and I then went night swimming for a few hours and got back to the lodge for 8pm to watch The Traitors.

This morning Ethan and I went for a swim at the Subtropical Swimming Paradise and then met Rachel for lunch at Starbucks. We then went on the Family karts, which is so much fun, we had a time trial in which i got round in 19 seconds and the. we had some races. We then headed to The Hive to go in The Arena, which is an interactive room, where the floor and the walls are touch screens, we played lots of games and had a great time. In the evening we went to Bella Italia for dinner and I had a nice pizza.

Today Ethan and I started the day off with a swim at the Subtropical Swimming Paradise which was great fun. We then went to Starbucks for some lunch before heading to Squash Family Ball Wall, which after 45 mins we were exhausted. We then headed back to the lodge for a rest. In the evening we went to The Lakeside Inn for dinner and Rachel and I had the cavery.

This morning we got in the car and headed to Center Parcs Whinfell Forest, a drive that should have took us 3 hours 30 mins, ended up taking over 6 hours as the M1 was closed and we diverted to the M6 which then ended up having a closure too. We finally made it though about 4pm. We unloaded the car into the lodge before Ethan and I headed off to the Subtropical Swimming Paradise for a swim. We went straight from the pool to Hucks for dinner and i had the fajitas which were lovely. We then headed back to the lodge to finish unpacking.

After I forged the knife it still needed a handle, so we took a piece of old hardwood my Dad salvaged and cut it into strips. I then cut out the rough handle shape, drilled the holes to match up with the ones on the knife and then epoxied them on with also putting some pins through the holes. Once that was dry i sanded the wood down to the same shape as the knife handle. I then ran a rounding router bit over the handle and then sanded it smooth. To finish it off i sealed the wood and then using a grinding wheel and stone put an edge on the blade.

Dad and I went to Oldfield Forge for a knife making session which was my birthday present from my parents. I had wanted to do knife making for years and i was really excited to do it. We started with a blank and had to forge the handle curves and then thin the blade out with the hammer and then finally drifting a hole. This process took us the morning and then after lunch we worked on brinding the blad and then quenching it in oil before grinding back the blade part. I am really pleased with how it turned out, it still needs a handle putting on it but I will do that at home.

Today we went to Malt Kiln Farm for Pumpkin Picking. We went with Rachels sister and cousin and their children which was nice. There was some really interesting shaped and coloured pumpkins in the field. We ended up getting a really small one and then one that Ethan could decorate.

Ethan and I went back RC racing tonight, we had a really good time and got back into it. Ethan did really well and got moved into the A final and ended up coming 2nd with me winning.

Today we started off with breakfast in the hotel and then a few games of table football. We then went to the Lego store so i could get a new set of Brickheadz which got released today. We then had a look round the shops, then went for lunch. I had a nice KFC and everyone else had a Starbucks. In the afternoon we went to Volcano Falls Mini Golf, going on 2 of the 3 courses, Volcano Valley and Carnival Golf which were great fun. We then headed home and it was a great Birthday weekend.