Construction was begun on the rock outcropping in the middle of St. Aubin’s Bay off the coast of St. Helier during the long reign of Elizabeth I. It in now a museum. Jersey has some of the greatest tide differentials in the world with some parts of the island seeing a 12m/39′ change. That means the lands you might be able to walk on can be quickly under water at other times.
To make sure tidal fluctuations are not a hindrance to castle access, two “duck boats” American naval amphibians are used to shuttle us punters back & forth.
As I was enter the duck I instively grasped what I thought was a vertical support bar only to find my self holding the muzzle of a 1780 Redcoat’s musket! There are weekly reenactments during the summer and two troops were heading out. I still keep in touch with Mitch, who recently did 4th of July as a Johnny Reb at Gettysburg.
Due to the low tides any deep water access has to be way out in the harbor as this jetty at the castle shows.
Looking past the gull toward St Heliers or St Auban I noticed that in the lower right there is an egg that will probably not hatch
After returning from the castle I decided the day was too nice to do anything but walk the promenade for a few miles. Queen Vic graced a park, of course.
The articulating sidewalk vacuum show how serious St Heliers is about cleanliness.
I saw some terrific old cars on the island
Low tide!
The hand and rope is a big seaside motif whenever there is a seaside I think
Taking a breather under the canopy of a bus stop I decided to get on the next one and see where it went.
La Corbière was a nice treat.
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