Enjoying ourselves in Guernsey.

Wednesday 11th September 2013

Today - Alan and Marlene drove their hire car over to St. Peter port to see us - they found free (3 hour) parking on the harbour and met up with us for a bite of lunch on Blazer.

A walk around town - an ice cream - and a pleasant hour watching the harbour activities.

To avoid driving back to Cobo Bay in the dark - they decided to head back before the rush hour - if there is one on Guernsey !

Thursday 12th September 2013.

This morning we moved Blazer to her winter berth in the QE11 marina and did a big load of laundry early so that we were free for the annual Guernsey air show today.

Alan and Marlene arrived by bus at 10.00 and we were set up comfy on the sea wall with a portable radio tuned to BBC Guernsey for the commentary - a great spot overlooking the display area over the Little Russell channel between Guernsey and Herm.

It was a bit overcast at first which limited the kind of air display the aircraft put on but altogether - fabulous!!

World war 2 aircraft - aerobatic displays - wing walkers - an F16 Jet fighter and to finish - the red arrows - WOW !!

Two hours of wonderful entertainment !!

We had a great lunch in a harbour side Brasserie  with a view over the marina - then back to blazer for desert and a few beers thanks to Alan for a case of the local ale !!

Our last day of the trip and a great day all round.

Friday 13th September 2013.

All tidy on Blazer - sails off - all winter covers on - all secure.

We met with Spike Whitaker - he operates a Guardianage service - he is going to visit Blazer through the winter and check that the mooring ropes are OK - especially after a period of high wind - then send a report by email - wonderful !!

Then it was off to the airport on the bus - lugging as much stuff as we could manage - to find the airport fog bound !!

Luckily it cleared quickly and we took off for East Midlands only 30 minutes late !!

We will have to make a trip down to North Fambridge this weekend to collect the car because - try as we might the ferries and trains didn't work out to travel home that way.

So it's back to work for now - we will look for the bargains on the ferries to visit Blazer through the winter
and plan the next leg of our trip for next year.

Mike and Jackie Smethurst.