St. Magloire Guest House
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Trace the French 'Family' Connection
... day with sunshine. We drop into a little French patisserie only to be great by a one minute hailstorm show. The colour of the market with its somewhat unusual flowers and fruits is a sight to behold. We had the feeling of being in a medieval European city with people trading their wears in the busy market atmosphere - a simple yet highlight if the Jersey trip. Dinner was great. Obviously seafood was called for with even Mark partaking in some local fish. ...
More Jersey
... it was so cold.
Paul and Tom took in a local rugby match between the local Jersey team and Mosley. I went for a walk heading for the coast. Though I had map in hand, I asked directions from locals. I asked one young mum with a pushchair and walked along with her. She asked me what I was doing and I told her about our holiday and the significance of Jersey to Paul. I told her our name and guess what? She turned out to be a Rive herself. Zoe ...
Stunning Jersey
... scenery with amazing beaches, narrow lanes, stone walls, vegetables growing, jersey cows and ancient forts and not so ancient German defences. A very interesting country combining French and English. All street names in French but everyone speaking English.
The second day was cloudy just right for a visit to the Jersey Tunnels, an amazing network of tunnels built by Germans during the war, ...
Sark to...?
... I got was start in Brisbane, travel around and work.
I met a Sark local, Morgan Guille, one night who was over for the summer and had been travelling around the world, and was currently living in Perth. Everything he told me just made me more eager to go. I told my family about the idea and they thought it would be great too, although I had chosen the country that was the furthest away from where they lived.
That summer ...
And so back to the UK temporarily
... and right in front of us. Well, to say she was surprised was the understatement of the year, immediately bursting into tears of rapturous joy. Then the local radio came along to get them on so that all the island could join in their celebration. Well done to them.
So in a few days time we’re back in London for the marriage of our son Alex to Andrea before setting off to the middle east. With what’s going on in that region, it should be exciting.... to say the ...