As soon as Michael mentioned the idea of going to Paignton both youngsters (unusually) settled immediately on the idea. It turned out the main attraction was the arcade machines, although when we took them to the ones on Paignton Pier they had to admit the whole experience was more interesting than they had imagined.

When John had got over the £2.50 car parking charge, and the fascinating future in store for him as foretold by a talking fortune teller in a glass box, we spent some time playing on the adventure playground in the semi-darkness and finished a great evening with a trip to Asda.