No Guernsey but a Beautiful Trip

Ships's eye view, hills and clouds on the Seine
Ships’s eye view, hills and clouds on the Seine

It turns out you can’t get into the Channel Islands, at least not St. Peter’s Port, in Guernsey, without a small boat called a “tender” to take you into the small harbor from the large ship that won’t fit.  It turns out that if the seas are rough and it’s raining, traveling in those tenders is way too dangerous, so stopping at Guernsey is not possible.

Our view of the journey
Our view of the journey

It turns out that there were no available ports or pilots to provide an alternative so it turns out that we spent the whole day sailing down the Seine to Rouen, where we’re currently docked.

The trip was green and beautiful and rain-swept.  We had nice long lunches and dinners with very cool people on board.  Share the view; tomorrow we’re going exploring and taking you along.

boat greenery

Who Ever Thought They Would Actually BE on the Bay of Biscay? Really.

on deck criooedWe’re sailing from A Coruña to France today so no stops.  It should be a lazy day be we keep sitting with people at meals and the four or six of us close the dining room every time – for every meal.  Lots of interetsing people with amazing stories.  Can’t miss any.

We’re up on deck now though, by the pool; it’s a bit chilly but they give us big orange blankets and the sun is shining.  Right now Van Morrison is singing Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? and the pool has this soothing wave machine.  There are waiters bringing us coffee to ward off the chill.

me blanket

I am still in the first Game of Thrones plus Mark Leibovich’s story about the battle to succeed Henry Waxman so I’m set (except that I’m very guilty to be at Winterfell instead of somewhere more learned) but I am having such a good time with them!

We were really ready for this day after all that exploring!  Tomorrow, Cherbourg and (depending on logistics, Mont St-Michel.