Saturday 7th September 2013
Showers forecast for today but no sign of them in the morning - boats from the Royal Guernsey Yacht Club were coming into the marina and rafting up with stern facing the quay where the Prom concert was being staged.
They were all dressing ship and Blazer felt a bit left out - so we did our best - if you click on the photo above you will see that we dressed Blazer for the first time ever with bunting!!
I have been looking for a full set of signal flags to dress ship formally but they are so expensive ( £80 )
So up went the bunting - not bad - colourful anyway.
We then set off to see Guernsey - bought a family day ticket and jumped on the bus that goes right round the coast of the island.
It took 1 1/2 hours and was great - with photo stops thrown in.
We got off early at The Bridge and shopped then had wonderful fish and chips + tea in a cafe near the island power station.
A number 11 bus took us back to Blazer to dump the shopping then off again.
This time we took a bus to an Iceland supermarket not far out of town and stocked up a bit.
Then we got on the same bus route and went to the terminus across the island before it came back to town.
This meant that we went past the airport a total of three times in the day - quite nice?
We were tired out and still full from lunch so only a light tea tonight.
The orchestra had set up by late afternoon and gradually all 500 seats filled up by about 8pm.
A chilly evening - overcast but no rain to spoil all the parties going off around the concert.
BBC TV were there and a big screen to watch the end of the proms at the Albert Hall.
A big beer tent plus food outlets were also busy,
Lots of Union Jack flags waving going on - lovely to see.
Jackie was feeling a bit under the weather so we didn't join the crowds and we had an early night instead - until the fireworks started at about 11 pm !!!
It sounded like another invasion!!
Mike and Jackie Smethurst.
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