The Big Bike Year

We had three nights and two full days in Jersey and we packed in a fair bit.  Apart from the boring travel chores of doing 4 rounds of washing (we booked ourselves an apartment on Liberty Wharf at Saint Helier), we explored the gorgeous high street replete with Christmas lights and festive feel, ate more British food, went and explored some of the Occupation museums (which we'd avoided on Guernsey due to the fact most were closed, and because I couldn't face the one that was open), and WE DID A BIKE RIDE!  Yes, the sun came out for the afternoon of our second day so we kitted up and hit the bike path along the beach, rode to the Underground Hospital and War Tunnels Museum, had some yum lunch at a beach kiosk (fish butty, bacon and egg roll, and of course Jersey ice cream), then headed further along the beach and over to another part of the island.   We were able to cook in our apartment, so we hit the M&S foodhall each day, and the apartments supplied scones every mor...

  On the ferry from Saint Malo to Guernsey We've been to Guernsey!  Woohoo!  It was fabulous.  We had 5 great nights on this super cute island where we ate lots of bangers and mash and scones with clotted cream, and I discovered CIDER!  We had a great little guest house right on the water and next to a quintessential Guernsey pub which we visited for brekkie, lunch, and dinner!  And each time I had Inches Cider (except brekkie) - I'm hooked!  So, other than eating, we bussed our way around the island, sadly it was a little dangerous to ride due to the freezing temperatures, icy rain and gusty winds, not to mention the regular sleet, and because of the biggest surprise of all - the traffic.  Yep, Guernsey traffic is a nightmare.  Seriously.  And it isn't tourist season - in fact there were 12 people, two bikes, and a horse on our big ferry on the way to the island - so no tourists, just us. It was strange to be among English speakers, and...