Ommaroo St. Helier

The Isle of Jersey is truly a delightful place. My choice to come here was a pretty much last thought kind of deal after I had already made arrangements for Iceland and England. So thought I'd pop over here for a quick overnight rather than spend the time in London trying to see sights I have seen before. I am quite glad I did and just wish I had thought of it before so I could have spent more time here. It has a lot of history but I was only able to see a ...

found out yesterday that sky europe has ceased its operations. just great. that is one leg we had flying from Prague to Venice so now i'll have to find another way and i'm sure it won't be as cheap. well, if that's the only problem i run into for 4 months, eh?...

Very early morning to get out of London to Gatwick and catch a flight to the Isle of Jersey. Plane wasn't full so didn't take long to get off and into the terminal. as I am deplaning, the guest in front of me has on no shoes nor is he carrying any. I have read about people who go barefoot no matter what and no matter where and I think he was one of them. He left the plane, walked across the tarmac, and through ...

We got on to the ferry to Saint Malo and Julz was feeling sea sick. Instead of sitting in our club class seats, she chose to spend an hour outside and then the rest of the journey in cattle class right at the back of the ferry!! Si was very supportive x

Sunday- Monday June 14-15, 2009



Lansing-Detroit-Ams terdam



Sandy's friend Cathi picked us up at
the house and delivered us to the airport in Lansing for a 5:02
departure to Detroit. We landed in Detroit with about an hour before
boarding to Amsterdam. We headed to the Sky Club and relaxed for a
few minutes before heading to the gate. The plane was on time and
we boarded for a 7:10 departure. We were ...

... She is a great compliment to Whitford and as with my
Sandy, she sometimes has her hands full.



Laura, their daughter is a remarkable
young woman. She is extremely highly educated as she will graduate
next month, with honors, with her degree in medicine from Newcastle
University, having already received degrees from Oxford and
Cambridge. She is also an accomplished actor, having appeared in a
one woman play on the West End in London. She too is very ...

Took another fast ferry over to Jersey just for the day. The island is beautiful and has a lot of shops and restaurants. First thing we did when we arrived was take one of those little city tours on one of the open air trolleys that look like trains. Then it was time to find some food. We ended up going to a quick sandwich shop and ...

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Most of the way through the dinner, we met a couple who live on Guernsey, Phill and Carole. They shared stories, wine, liquor, and their house with us. We'll have to give them a call when we get back to Guernsey again...and I do owe them an apology for making a mess of the bathroom. They're heading out to Brazil soon, so we got to give them some pointers. Yeah, so it was a good night...even if it was only a few hours in Guernsey.

... than I did, by the way). Phil invited some of his English friends over to partake. It was really fun, because they don't understand the sheer extravagance of Thanksgiving. They kept saying, "This is a lot of food!" and we were like, "That's the point. Now please get out of my way so I can have seconds before eating a slice of every pie that is here." ;) We ate and drank waaaaaaaay to much. The ...

St. Peter Port in Guernsey, Channel Islands was an interesting mix of British and French culture. Street names, architecture, and language are a blend of influences. We toured the main Anglican church and saw with marble statues and tombstones written in French. There was a small street market filled with handcrafted jewelry and pottery, and British pubs that promised to bar patrons who were too rowdy during football games.