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Exploring Guernsey from St. Peter
Port
(after a short zodiac transfer from the ship)
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At some point during
the night, we left the Bay of Biscay and entered the English
Channel. By early morning, our ship was approaching its
anchorage point close to St.
Peter Port, the main port and capital of the Bailiwick
of Guernsey. |
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Unlike our Chilean Fjords
expedition cruise a couple of months ago, this cruise was
sold as a "destination cruise", which usually
means that there are no zodiac trips involved. Sometimes
there are exceptions, like here in Guernsey, where the small
port does not cater for big ships, even comparatively small
ones like the Island Sky. For some people, It was therefore
something of a novelty to be going on one and they weren't
taking any risks of getting wet... hence the ship-issued
stripy towels. Experienced zodiac riders like us, however,
were prepared to take our chances! |
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We didn't need the towels
anyway. The ride was smooth in both directions. |
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Once we reached the
"cruise tenders quay", we were warmly welcomed
by a local guide (well Scottish actually!) who led us directly
onto a waiting (smallish) bus. Soon we were setting off
for a tour of the island. |
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Our route today. We
drove south from the "Cruise Tenders Quay" in
St. Peter Port, turning right just before the end of the
island's airport runway, to The Little Chapel where we had
our first stop. From there, we drove west towards the south-west
of the island for a second stop to see some WW2 fortifications.
Turning north, we stopped again at the "Guernsey Pearl"
for a coffee/toilet stop, before following the scenic coast
road north, stopping a couple of times before reaching Pembroke
Bay for a final stop. From there we took the shortest route
south back to St. Peter Port, before taking the zodiac back
to the ship. |
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Saint
Peter's Church is nearby. We only paused and took photos from
the coach. |
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The Royal Golden
Guernsey is a rare breed of dairy goat from the island,
where it has been known for more than two hundred years. |
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Our second stop was
near the Pleinmont Headland in the south-west of the island,
where there is evidence of the German
fortifications during WW2. |
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Not far from the fortifications,
we stopped again at "Guernsey Pearl", for a coffee/toilet
stop and shopping opportunities for those people interested
in that sort of thing. |
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Driving north along
the coast road, there were plenty of beautiful views of
bays and beaches. We stopped a few times to take them in. |
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Fort
Hommet is a fortification on the Vazon Bay headland. |
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Some interesting rock
formations... lion or camel perhaps? |
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The beautiful Pembroke
and L’Ancresse bays, in the far north of the island
was our final stop, before returning to our starting point. |
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Driving south, along
the eastern coastal road, it wasn't too long before we spotted
the Island Sky and knew that we were almost back at our
starting point in St. Peter Port. |
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Once again, Wendy was
on hand to assist us as we embarked the zodiac to return
to the ship. |
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A short while later,
our zodiac was seen approaching the Island Sky. |
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Back on board for lunch,
we decided not to go ashore again in the afternoon for the
organised cliff walk. It was the last afternoon of our holiday
and we wanted to make the most of what was offered on board.
We made the right decision, we think! |
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The Baked Alaska was
a delicious and fitting end to the evening's meal! |
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A full moon over a calm
sea, as we spent our last night on board was just perfect! |
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