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| Brecqhou with Guernsey and Herm in the background |
A couple of days later I met the heath visitor/midwife for Brecqhou - its a very strange place indeed - shhh you don't know who's reading.
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| "They are connected by a narrow isthmus called La Coupée which is 300 feet (91 m) long and has a drop of 330 feet (100 m) on each side.[2] Protective railings
were erected in 1900; before then, children would crawl across on their
hands and knees to avoid being blown over the edge. There is a narrow
concrete road covering the entirety of the isthmus, built in 1945 by German prisoners of war under the direction of the Royal Engineers." |
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| There are no cars on Sark (as they keep on reminding you) but just before and after ferry time it becomes... |
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| ....Tractor Armageddon |
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A pack of tractor-trailers await overnighting (or unfit) tourists off the boat and then for 30 minutes charge all over the island dropping off luggage (and unfit tourists).
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| Nice Apples - "Windfall please help yourself" |
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| It was island fete day for the school and the medical fund - there seems to be a sheep theme here |
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| Methinks they have been sampling as well as selling |
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| the very nice Pimms |
It was a magic day on Sark - I am not going to get a better visit but you might
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| Yes - it is sheep racing |
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| Llŷn Sheep - spirited but not at naughty as Cluns |
The farmer tells me that the soil and climate in Sark are similar to the Llŷn and the sheep do very well.
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| That evening in the hotel I saw that I had made it on to Channel Islands TV |
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| Time to go home |
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| Brill - locally caught, Italian owner, Portuguese Waiter and Polish Chef - the Brill was Brill |
It was a magic day on Sark - I am not going to get a better visit but you might
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