Jersey Garden Delights

On our first morning in Jersey with the sun shining we were taken on a tour of Mum and Gerald’s garden. Here are some snapshots.

The chief gardener and her hat!

This red Red Admiral butterfly was enjoying the garden too. Along with a dozens birds and hundreds of bees.

The secret is out!!

To create such a colourful garden by the sea, where the soil is poor and a salty wind often howls, is a work of love and artistry over many years. We’ve never been here to see it in its summer splendour before, so it’s a delight to share it this year.

Buen camino

Neil and Sarah 🧡🌻🌷🌺🌸🥀🌼🪷🌞🌳🏴‍☠️🐠🦀

Réunion

I was up at 3am to pack and get to Santiago airport for my flight to Paris (Beauvais). A shuttle transit into Paris itself and a slightly stressful hour of navigation through the underground Metro maze followed. Success! I emerged at Gare Montparnasse and moments later - a sight for sore eyes!! There was Sarah  alive and well, waiting eagerly (my interpretation!!) at the top of the escalator. How wonderful to be together again.

We wandered down the road a little and found a little providore shop outside of which we shared a delicious baguette and cider - a reunion feast indeed.

A very fast train trip to Saint-Malo ensued, followed by a very damp walk to our little hotel in the walled town. What a place!

 




We’re definitely in an Atlantic world now.

We enjoyed galettes and goat’s cheese salad at a delightful little kiosk/ restaurant. Galettes featured for our dinner last night as well!!

A stroll on the beach at low tide.

The cathedral of St Vincent. Like everything in Saint-Malo it has been rebuilt after having been bombed to ruins in the siege of the city in 1944. Inside it is theologically thoughtfully appointed, including with some striking modern frescos. 

The Chapel of Peace with its triptych of the apocalypse. 

We left the walled city and headed for the ferry in the late afternoon.

And here is our view this morning - the tide half out from Mum’s stunningly floriferous back garden. It’s a lovely and restful way to be ending our travels to have these last days with family. 

We’re looking forward to a lunch or two at Jersey pubs, as well as some home cooked meals! We’ll post at least once more in the next few days. In fact, tomorrow there’ll be a special post on Mum and Gerald’s amazing garden… stay tuned!!

Buen Camino,

Neil and Sarah 💙🏖️