Island of Sark

Through the Alderney Race to the Channel Islands

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July 6th 2009
Through the Alderney Race and onto the Channel Islands. We left Cherbourg on the 28th of May, making sure we had got our tide times right to head down through the Alderney Race which is quite infamous for its rate of tidal streams that run between the island of Alderney and the mainland coast of France. We had to catch the tide as it turned toward the south and then go with this tide, hopefull ... read more

Europe » Channel Islands » Guernsey

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The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.... ... read more