Didn't we have a lovely time....

... the day we went to Blackpool!!

This weekend was a major event on the sporting calendar. Ipswich Town FC versus Blackpool FC at Blackpool's new state of the art stadium.

So the family pilgrimage began. Now if you'd have asked me before we went whether I was looking forward to it I would have selected some fragrant and colourful words in reply. However, I am happy to admit that I would have been wrong!

The journey both there and back was everything you could have hoped for - good weather, good traffic, good children and the game was a 1-1 draw thus preserving family harmony.

We did get some funny looks & comments when my Mum & I took the kids to the amusements whilst the others went to watch the game though - people seemed quite taken with the fact that one was supporting Ipswich whilst the other one Blackpool.

After spending a small fortune to allow the kids to pop 2ps into a slot machine Mum & I headed back to meet the others.

Dad had sat in the lovely new home supporters section of the stadium. Whilst, Steve, Alison, Brenda & John had err not!

That night we had a lovely dinner in the pub attached to the Premier Inn we were staying in and the next day Ben did a good job of waking the whole hotel up so they didn't miss breakfast!

Everyone is already planning the return leg at Portman Road - but this time the kids want to stay to watch the match!