The Royal Yacht St. Helier

... bit. The people are delightful, everyone being quite friendly and helpful. I must admit that sometimes I could not understand them because there is apparently a mixture of English/French/Jersey mix that is used and ordinary blokes on the street calling out to each other are totally incomprehensible to me. The view of the sea is just remarkable. This is one of those places where the boats are sitting on mud at low tide and up to 6-9' of water at high ...

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?...

... walking back and the water seems to be much higher and closer to the sidewalk and I notice that there is a portion that is already underwater. A family is on their way out to the castle and having a great time wading through the water but I stop them and make them turn around since the castle is closed. The tide is definitely coming in and I have to take off my shoes to wade through the flooded part, maybe 6 ...

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

... cafes for a beer. We then walked back to the room and Sandy took<br>another nap before heading out for dinner. We walked across the<br>square to an Indonesian restaurant, the same one that Charlie and I<br>ate at 5-6 years ago and ordered the &#8220;rice table&#8221;, an order of<br>around 20 different dishes that they spread all over your table. A<br>great meal and the rice table is certainly a treat if you get to the<br>Netherlands. During the meal ...

... few trees as the wind was whipping pretty good. Many tiny flowers<br>and plants and Whitford was able to identify most of them and give<br>each one its story. As we approached the end of the island, we<br>hopped down to the beach, which turned out to be a very beautiful<br>one. Finely ground white seashell, it was a great contrast to that<br>of the beautiful turquoise blue water. I had no idea that an island<br>in the English Channel could look so much like the Caribbean. We<br>walked ...

... made our way down to Market Street and the Fish Market. Bought ourselves some Jersey fudge and chocolates and Jacqui got a new dress. Then we walked back and had dinner at the cafe below the Pomme d'Or Hotel. I had rump steak with melted cheese and avacodos...and I'm sad to say I was more impressed with the grilled veggies that came ...

... IS THAT!! She saved us from having to wake up early do laundry before the ferry to Jersey tomorrow! The room we had was small but well appointed. It had a desk, a fair sized bed and an in-suite bathroom. We also had a balcony with a view, shared with the other rooms in that section but still a good view.<br><br>We relaxed out on the balcony while figuring out what to do for dinner. We chose a place called L'Escalier...partly because it looked ...

... to attend my Monday class. It's been almost impossible to pay attention this week w/ the anticipation for the upcoming holiday and thinking about going home!!!!! Tomorrow (Thanksgiving) we are heading out early to go get Les Miserables tickets. Afterward, we are going to the Thanksgiving service at St. Paul's cathedral that is held by the US ambassador. Later, everyone in the group is preparing ...

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.