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July 21, 2022

Jersey

Tuesday, July 19.

We flew to the Channel Islands to escape sizzling 39 degree London.

It was touch and go for a while; we wondered if our flight would even go. A London airport had to close the day before because part of the runway had melted in the heat.

The hotel porter struggled to find an air-conditioned taxi to take us to the airport. We weren’t getting in a taxi with no aircon in that heat.

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We landed in Jersey in lovely 23 degree weather.

However, the hotel we had booked online was no good. We quickly walked out of our assigned room because the bathroom smelled bad.

In the hotel’s half-open restaurant, we sat down to fish and chips and wine to help us decide what to do next.

When Samuel in Reception came to report that he checked the room himself and found nothing wrong with it, we decided that Radisson Blu Hotel had nothing better to offer.

We went to the Royal Yacht Hotel instead.

An excellent decision!

Thursday, 21.

The world goes at a much slower pace here. From our balcony we watch the tide come in at midday and go out in the evening. I look up the tide times at St Helier.

High water at midnight and noon, low water at 7.

Thursday 21 July

HWLWHWLW

00:29
07:14
12:54
19:36

9.1m
3.2m
8.7m
3.6m

The ferry to Saint-Malo leaves early in the day. It’s already half way there as I get ready for breakfast.

Locals play boules in the park.

I love walking around the marinas.

Meanwhile, the hotel has champagne sent up to our room by way of apology for the spotty wifi.

Saturday, 23.

We’re on a 4- hour bus tour around the island.

Stopped for cream tea at The Priory Inn in a place called Devil’s Hole.

All in all, a lovely getaway less than an hour’s flight from London.

Now at the port waiting for our ferry to Saint-Malo. It’s an hour late.

posted by Alice Dimalanta Jones # July 21, 2022

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