Friday, we are officially over half way through the holiday. We know Yelloh village like the back of our hand and have established favourite places to eat and drink.
Yesterday was a day of discovery, we went to the second pool. A new one that was added to the resort a little over a year ago.
It has Jacuzzi beds – need I say more. And kids under the age of 16 were not allowed in them. The bairns played on the slides whilst I sat in bubbles that were not of my own creation.
We ate dinner on the strip and paid a monstrous amount of money for the girls to have their hair fashioned into tiny braids. BB was itching for the style, begging in a desperate four year old manner. Once she was safely sitting on a stool between another woman’s thighs her pleas of please turned to yelps of pain as she bellowed through 14 individual plaits.
Apparently having your hair tied tightly to your scalp hurts like hell. Thanks to my daughter the whole of Yelloh! Club Farret knows this as well.
It took my eldest daughter six hours to work up the nerve to sit on the stool of pain to have her hair forced into the same beautifully anguished style.
She too confirmed the pain factor to be higher than anything she had ever encountered in her eight years on earth.
My son thought it may hurt more than having a baby.
My son can be clueless at times.
We ate at the Orange Cafe last night. For anyone visiting the Al Fresco resort at Club Farret, this feast is a must. It is an all you can eat option, offering fresh crepes, burgers cooked to your liking, mussels by the tonne, beast sized prawns, and Italian and Mexican options.
All for 12 euros a head and under six eat free.
I fear they may have regretted the last offer as they watched four year old BB consume platter after platter of all that was on offer.
We were confined to a time limit for our meal last night. Which was a shame as I think I would still be dieting on seafood now if we didn’t have a prior engagement with Disney.
On the resort last night, the local entertainment show were performing in a Princess Spectacular – Club Farrets very own Disney Show.
It was during this hour long celebration of Disney that I discovered that my husband has never watched a Princess film. Eight years of being a father to two Disney obsessed twins. Four years of being DaDa to a kid who acts out a different Princess part everyday and he can’t tell his Cinders from his Elsa.
It was a shocking discovery, one that has made me question all that I know about the man I married.
When we return home it will be my task to change this fearful fact. The man will be forced to endure Frozen until he can identify each Prince and Princess in turn.
The kids loved the show as they have enjoyed each of the evenings entertainment. Plus BB thinks the real Elsa appeared on stage just for her birthday. So we are idolised as the best parents in the world simply for bringing her to France.
Easy parenting win!
If you are interested in a Al Fresco break please check out their website. We visited Yelloh! Club Farret as part of a review trip.
The site is packed full of activites including:
Swimming
2 heated swimming pools with children’s pool
New outdoor spa* pool featuring jacuzzis, hydro-massage beds
Club Farret annexe has a new Chinese themed pool with large kids’
pool, separate adult pool with hydro-massage beds, pool bar,
an exercise pool and Moroccan style loungers* with drink service
Farret spa* (for use by adults only)
Sauna, steam room, indoor jacuzzi and beauty/wellness treatment
rooms*
Sandy beach direct access
For Children aged 4-12 years
Beach club
New pirate land kids club area with slides and adventure playground
Table tennis
Games room
Children’s play area
Site run children’s club with activities for 5-7 and 8-12 year olds
Satellite TV
For Toddlers
Children’s play area
FREE Baby Pack on 2014 holidays at this parc. Consists of a travel cot,
high chair, baby bath, socket covers and baby gate on terrace.
Subject to availability. Please request at time of booking
For Teens
Sports tournaments
Basketball
Dance classes
Outdoor fun
Beach Volleyball
Multi-sports pitch
Tennis
Bicycle hire*, there are many cycle paths to explore in the forest.
Meals
Pirate restaurant and bar
Jungle bar
La Palmeraie restaurant with panoramic views
Crêperie (from mid June
Take-away
Snack bar
Entertainment
Family discos, concerts, magic shows, quizzes and cabarets during
the season (daily in July and August)
Other facilities
Washing facilities with dryers*
On site shop
Souvenir and beach shop
Safety deposit boxes* and cash machine
Bakery
Gym and adult fitness programs
Internet access*
Things to do off the Parc…
Nearby activities
Tree top adventure course 0.5 miles
Quad bikes and karts 4 miles
Mini golf 500 metres
Horse riding 1 mile
Windsurfing 100 metres
Sightseeing
Béziers: regional capital and wine centre 11 miles
Canal du midi for shady walks and cycling 0.5 miles
Cap d’Agde port and entertainments 7 miles
Languedoc wine route from 3 miles
Montpellier 41 miles
Cité de Carcassonne 62 miles
Karting 3 miles
For more information or to help find the perfect Al Fresco parc and to book, please visit www.alfresco-holidays.com or call 08436 362586
The very strange part of me would love the pain of those plaits, I know! Looks like a fantastic holiday, glad BB is making the most of those platters (!) and most of all you look fantastic and so happy! Great to see xxx
Ali you are a strange lady!!!!! x x
What a wonderful place! I remember going to thailand when i was a teenager and having about 10 women on the beach plaiting my hair. I ended up with about 100 plaits! And man, it hurt!!!!!! Ha x
It looked like it hurt a lot – but pain is beauty as they say….
What a wonderful holiday, such happy photos! Bless BB for munching through a whole platter x
This sounds like a great place for family holiday! We will be taking a look for next year! x
Oh good x
I love the plaits. Not sure I would be brave enough to go through it though.
It looked agony! but so good for the pool.
It looks like you are having a marvellous time. I can’t believe your husband doesn’t know his Princesses!
Same on him.
It looks amazing. I WANT TO GO
It is awesome!
Sounds like a fantastic holiday and how can a Dad of girls have no idea about Disney Princesses although I have a feeling my hubby couldn’t tell one from another either!
Whereas it is our specialist subject!
Sounds lovely!!
It was x
oh wow i would love to go and i also got plaits when i was her age on holiday and loved them x
im feeling a bit jealous and sorry for your little girls suffering with their hair do
Ha I wouldn’t worry – they survived x
Ouchy, but the result is very cute indeed! Sounds like a fantastic holiday, what a brilliant range of activities for you all!
Fab place x
Glad you’re having a lovely time. It’s a shame there’s nothing organised for under the under 5’s.
They can join the disco and if quiet can do the kids club x
What an amazing selection of things to do! And awesome that Disney came to town too 😀
We were serenaded by Elsa herself!
That hairstyle does look rather painful! I’m surprised they haven’t both got just half a head done!
well technically….
Love your daughters hair like that, looks amazing .x
Thanks they adore it!
Thanks
love the hair! I actually had this done when I was around 17, I even had pink bits braided in which is a bit hilarious! x
Did it hurt?
I love people messing with my hair but I think that would be a step too far!
Sounds like an awesome resort, bet the children loved it
Adored it!
I never dared get my hair done like that as I thought it would fall out because they pulled it so tight 😉
I dare not take it out!
When I saw their hair, the first thing I thought was you must have paid through the nose. Cane row is expensive, especially at holiday destinations. The second thing was, how on earth did you get your kids to sit still long enough for that! They look so sweet though.
yup 30 euros for 30 minutes of pain – however less hairbrushing so worth every penny.
Sounds like this was a great day and night for you all. The list of activities and facilities are great. Could be our next holiday!
Tis a fab resort
Jacuzzi Beds…ooh I am jealous.
Had to laugh at your son saying it hurt more than having a baby! lol!!
Bless him…..
So your girls have already learned the lesson ‘beauty means pain’!! 🙂
The hard way!
You are making me want to go on holiday all over again! Btw, does braiding really hurt as much as childbirth 😉
I am sure it doesn’t!!!
I had to laugh at ‘sitting in bubbles that were not of my own creation!’.
Sounds like you all had a great time and I want to go just for the food after hearing about the all you can eat for 12 euros. Probably wouldn’t be very good for my diet though!
I only ate the fish!
I remember my daughter having her plaited like that in Majorca, she said it was painful but it does look like good. Looks a lovely place and looks like your all having lots of fun x
we had a super time
Any place with a pool sounds like a winner to me… i love swimming
The pool was fab – and heated!
What an amazing sounding break – so much to do! x