Carnival week in the Island of Guernsey
Free entertainment in the streets of St. Peter Port,Summer 2008
Sailing the Channel Islands - Poole to Alderney, Guernsey & Sark
We were taking part in a seven day sailing adventure from Poole in Dorset on the South Coast, crossing the English Channel to the Channel Islands and France and back again.
And on this trip we were actually completing our RYA Competent Crew course, the first step when learning to sail.
Setting off on a beautiful Saturday morning in September we had a 10-12 hour sail ahead of them with our destination being Braye in Alderney, Channel Islands.
However the forecast showed that the wind was increasing to a force 6/7 from the South West, the direction we wanted to go! Despite our best efforts to sail as close to the wind as possible it soon became apparent we would not make Braye that day.
The conditions worsened as the sail progressed including a 'heave to' moment and some sick incidences (unfortunately not caught on camera!) but we pushed through and arrived exhausted in Cherbourg at midnight after a 17 hour crossing!
After some sleep we had a few hours ashore to explore Cherbourg, although with it being a Sunday most of it was closed. After some lunch we prepared the boat and set off for a 5 hour sail to Alderney. Sailing once again mainly close reach we arrived at Braye Harbour just as evening was drawing in. The water taxi took us ashore where we enjoyed a delicious pub lunch and a well earned pint, plus as we were now in the Bailiwick of Guernsey we had to submit our customs forms.
Day three started a little misty so we enjoyed some time ashore followed by a spot of lunch before setting off for Guernsey, a sail which took around 6 hours, taking us through the Alderney Swinge, which was a little rough and wet!
St Peter's Port in Guernsey is a popular and fairly busy port. On arriving we waited at a mooring just outside whilst we waited for the tide. St Peter's Port has a sill so in order to access the inner marinas you need to wait for high water. Once it was safe to pass we were directed to our mooring for the night, tied Ultra up, got the dinner on and paid a visit to the off-licence!
The following day was a 'no sail' day and we had the chance to explore the beautiful island of Guernsey. A bus trip around the island and a visit to the Aquarium and Underground Museum kept us happy! That night we enjoyed a meal ashore.
Wednesday was a beautiful day and we were eager to get to neighbouring Sark, just a 2 hour sail away. However on leaving the marina we attempted to unwind the head sail without success. We were forced to return to St Peter's Port where we realised some screws had come loose in the furling drum. After taking it apart and after an hour or so of fiddling the boys managed to fix it and we set off again!
There was virtually no wind so we motored to Sark, picking up a mooring buoy in Havre Gosselin and enjoying a delicious chilli for lunch!
Afterwards the crew rowed ashore and after a very steep climb to the top went to explore the car-free island of Sark.
That night we enjoyed dinner on-board before a fairly early night ahead of our sail home.
Thursday started early with the crew departing at 7 in the morning. Conditions were good to begin with and the sun shone beautifully! The Alderney Race was fairly calm and spirits were high. As the day continued and we approached the shipping lanes the wind picked up and we found the sail more challenging than previously thought, although we were making good progress hitting 9.4 knots at one point!
However as we approached Old Harry Rocks off the Dorset Coast the wind died down and we enjoyed a pleasant sail back into the harbour before mooring up for the night and going ashore for a bite to eat.
The last morning saw the crew sailing Ultra back to her home berth in Cobbs Quay before giving her a good clean and saying our goodbyes, with us all saying it was an experience we wouldn't forget!
If you fancy sailing across the English Channel then check out for further details on this cruise and other RYA courses on offer.
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Guernsey Aquarium
Reptiles at GSY aquarium
St Peter Port School Guernsey open day 28th June 2008
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The Happy Family Experience - Great Days Out In Guernsey
Make your way along the seafront, across Havelet Bay looking out to the castle and our sister Islands beyond, dive-bomb into history at the bathing pools and spoil yourself with a delicious local ice cream. Spend a couple of hours exploring the stunning Castle Cornet, decorative gardens, turrets and sea views and not forgetting the magnificent noon-day gun!
Best Western Hotel de Havelet, Guernsey, United Kingdom HD review
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In St Peter Port on the eastern coast of Guernsey, Hotel de Havelet enjoys sea views and has 2 restaurants, a bar, indoor pool, hot tub and sun terrace. This elegant Channel Islands hotel also provides free Wi-Fi.
Each room has a flat-screen TV, telephone, fridge and tea and coffee facilities, and has views of the gardens. All have en suite facilities with a bath or shower and hairdryer.
The Wellington Boot restaurant is complemented by the more informal Havelet Grill, both offering a high-quality seasonal menu. The Saddle Room bar provides a range of bar food and also serves afternoon tea.
Hotel de Havelet’s health suite includes a sauna, steam room, whirlpool bath and sun terrace.
The hotel is a 10-minute walk from the Guernsey Aquarium, and 20 minutes from the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery. The La Valette Underground Military Museum is just an 8-minute walk from Hotel de Havelet.
How to travel in Guernsey - by Bus
We discovered the cheapest and best way of traveling around Guernsey - and thats by bus! We take the No. 42 bus to the west side of the island and visit Cobo beach, discovering its beautiful coastline!
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Guided Walks around Guernsey
Explore Guernsey's history and countryside on a guided walk of the Island.
There are regular guided walks around Guernsey with accredited guides, and during Autumn and Spring there are special Walking Festivals, so you can learn more about the island on foot and with an expert.
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Guernsey - Beach Life
Short video put together of some of my footage I've taken over the years of Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Music: Tom Day - Who We Want To Be
Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands
This is a building called the Little Chapel which is in Guernsey, Channel Islands. It was built by just one man Brother Deodat and it is covered in thousands of pieces of broken china, seashells and pebbles. You could probably only fit about 8 people sitting inside the chapel.
La Valette Underground Military Museum - Guernsey
Guernsey's La Valette Underground Military Museum is housed in a World War 2 German tunnel complex. It houses many exhibits from World War 1, World War 2 and the Royal Guernsey Militia. It is situated next to the Aquarium and was built to be used as a fuel store for refuelling submarines. It has four main tunnels with a long corridor running along the back of them and an unfinished fifth tunnel.
There were four large fuel tanks in there each weighing 60 tonnes empty and held 30,000 gallons of fuel each adding an extra 120 tonnes to each of them. After World War 2, each of the fuel tanks were found to be full of fuel. The Germans produced this fuel oil using coal. The tomato growing industry were desperate for heating fuel for their greenhouses and the fuel was quickly used up by the growers.
The tunnel entrances were level with the road, but after three of the tanks were removed in 1946 they were blocked off and a large earth bank built in front of them. In 1987 work started on turning them into a museum. They had to dig down through the earth bank to reach the tunnel entrance The museum entrance was extended to protect visitors from possible rockfalls above and the museum was finally opened in August 1988.
Guernsey was the most fortified place in the whole of the Atlantik Wall. During World War 2 the Channel Islands were occupied for five years by Adolf Hitler's German Nazi forces. They bought in thousands of Organisation Todt slave workers which were forced to build this and hundreds of other fortifications around Guernsey and live in terrible conditions.
Guernsey was liberated on the 9th May 1945 and Liberation Day is celebrated every year on the 9th May. This video will be one of many uploaded during 2010 to celebrate 65 years of the Liberation Day.
This museum is well lit and is well worth a visit.
Guernsey Channel Islands Travel Vlog
Our ferry trip was in collaboration with Condor Ferries. All the places we ate and most of the places we visited we paid for ourselves and our experience and opinion are unbiased and our own.
Sharing what we got up to on a 3-night adventure on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. We had an action-packed time, visited lots of historical sights such as Fort Hommet and Fort Grey, enjoyed time at the beach and walking across the causeway to Lihou Island.
You can read more about our trip at sidestreetstyle.com
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THERE'S A PLANE IN THE BUILDING.
In today's episode 'There's a plane in the building' we visit the newly opened Oaty and Joey's play barn in Guernsey.
Basically it's a massive soft play area for children and toddlers and the cafe area has a retired trislander aircraft G-JOEY hanging from the ceiling.
The aircraft was special to channel islands and commonly known as joey it had a face painted on the front of the aircraft and a big red nose, it's great to see the aircraft live on as a display.
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Guernsey Battle of Flowers (classes B - N) North Show 2008
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The Underground Hospital
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