The first day of attending the Olympics in person after watching a lot on TV over the last week. First up was a look at the start of the women’s cycling road race. While the riders took off for the countryside, we had lunch at Paris’ oldest restaurant, Procope, which was started in 1686. Very…

It was a 5am start today to catch the ferry from Jersey to Granville in France. A much nicer town than St Helier. We were only there for a couple of hours before catching our train to Paris. Th rest of the day was watching Olympics on TV getting ready for the next 6 days…

We spent the morning exploring Castle Cornet which sits on a rocky outcrop just off St Peters Port (connected via a stone pier these days). It was first constructed in the 13th century and has been added to and rebuilt over the centuries (including after lightning hit the explosive store and blew off the citadel).…

Today we explored the island by local bus and foot. First stop was a selfie with Victor Hugo before heading to the Little Chapel (which was actually very little). It was built about 100 years ago and covered in mosaic both inside and out. The humans had to duck to get through it. We then…

We said goodbye to the Dallyns today and managed to get them together for a photo. They have been fantastic hosts taking us to interesting places and feeding us very well. We couldn’t leave before doing some chores. I also helped Tom out with his work. Guy then drove us to St Malo where we…