Blackpool

 Hi people

Yeah fam…It’s been a minute innit and life has been going on with us all..taking us through the ups and the downs and the sideways and the everyways..

Anyway, we’ve been good and the summer has been summering over here.. So even though we missed out on the “Great vacation” due to the Spanish consulate idiots, the Evenbrookers decided to organise a family weekend trip out of town. Chidi actually came up with the idea and it was very well received.

We’d heard a lot about it, so we all decided to take a trip to Blackpool and spend a relaxing weekend there. The plan was to rent an Airbnb somewhere close by and drive down to all the tourist attractions that Blackpool offers on the days in question. 

I was in charge of renting the Airbnb, Chioma was in charge of organising the itinerary, Joy was in charge of the culinary aspects of the trip and the guys were in charge of organising logistics and activities. 

We looked into a lot of options but after realizing that it was going to be a lot financially, we cut down on some attractions and opted to do the Pier walk on friday evening, visit the Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort and the actual beach on saturday and see if we could fit in the Zoo or the Blackpool tower on Sunday.

Everything went very smoothly and we had an amazing time there. Chioma and I split ourselves and joined both families in their respective cars on the drive to and from. The road trip was a very smooth one with lots of gist and laughter. The rental was a beautiful 4-bedroom house in Penwortham in a very nice estate.

Well, as it often happens, not everything went according to plan, and a lot of our prior plans changed over the weekend. Instead of the Pier walk in Blackpool, we all took a stroll around the town on Friday evening instead, and walked by the beautiful waterfront in Penwortham. We drove down to Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Saturday morning but the resort was packed full, and we had a rough time trying to get on as many rides as possible. The beach was also a bust as it didn't live up to the expectations we had heard so much about (and there was a long “missionary” walk to actually get to it). So, instead, we organised a barbecue night where the guys prepared grilled turkeys for everyone, and we had a fantastic night.

We also weren't able to visit the zoo or anything else on the Sunday, as everyone was knackered and looking forward to just getting back to Brum to rest and recuperate.

All in all… it was a great weekend away with good friends and their families. Chinyere also came to visit on Saturday and brought her own liveliness to the trip. It was also great to realize that the dynamic and coordination between the families is very good when things like this are planned. The food was great, the company was fun and honestly, we all had a good time.

Insha Allah, we all plan to make this a thing and repeat it every year.