Blogs from St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Europe

So, I have survived the first 10 days on the island and tomorrow I'm flying back to London for my first trip back! Very excited about the imminent wedding of the special Miss Smith, I cannot wait to see the dress etc! Also looking forward to a lovely dinner in Teddington with the Jepsons on Saturday and popping into John Lewis at some point. Amazing how quickly my withdrawal symptoms have developed. Hopefully those of you who have had a look at the first entry may check back in to see what's happening. A full intro to island life will probably follow next week as there is lots to tell you all already, including the possible new house I've found to live in, hurrah! Enjoy your weekends, I'm definitely looking forward to mine.xx... read more

we left Guernsey early and headed for cherbourg. Mike had been warned that the Alderney Races (narrow channel between Alderney and Cap De la Hague notorious for rip tides and dodgy sea) could be difficult and should be negotiated a good way from the headland. He set our course for 8 miles off the coast of France and headed out. Initially the fast flowing tides helped us and sent us flying along at 15.6 knots (Ozzy usually does 8/9 maximum). This speed soon got VERY hairy! just off the headland of Cap De la Hague the rip tides and under currents chopped right up with big waves cioming at us from every direction and throwing the boat all over the place - I won't lie to you, a litle bit of wee came out. It was ... read more

Well, that's me two weeks into the next chapter of my life....my time out travelling is but a distant memory. I've been pretty rubbish keeping in touch (no Facebook or Googlemail access at work, laptop still at home and need to change mobile tarriff) so hence this blog. Arrived on Guernsey (aka the Rock) 26 Feb - it was sunny and looking it's best. Popped into the office to see my new colleagues in the flesh as we'd only had one telephone interview and one video conf interview, so both sides were keen to meet each other. Invited to join the Quiz team that night. Behaved myself, had lots of wine and staggered back to B&B about 1am! Agency had put me in touch with an Irish guy, Gary who had relocated here about a year ... read more