Beaches and War

Our last full day in Jersey and it was full of gastronomic delights since we ate out both for lunch and dinner in St Aubin. But first we had a bit of unexpected activity because when I popped across to the hotel after breakfast they reminded me that today is changeover day in the cottage and we were to pack up and move to the hotel for our last night, because new people would be moving into the cottage today! This was all arranged months ago when I booked the accommodation but I had completely forgotten about it. So we packed up as quickly as possible and moved to two very luxurious rooms in the hotel, which means that we will have our breakfast in the hotel tomorrow morning. Mind you, neither of our rooms has as nice a view as Grandma's room! After this excitement we went to the very picturesque east coast Archirondel Beach with its red and White painted Martello tower, had a walk and a coffee in the Driftwood cafe. The beach cafes that we have visited in Jersey are all very pleasant and clean, and it's very nice to be able to sit and have a coffee while looking at the lovely views. Then back to St Aubin where we had a delicious lunch in the Bulwark - I would love to know how they cook their "sticky beef"! St Aubin was busy, and with the sunshine - not a cloud in the sky today - it's hard to believe that it is the end of October, it felt like a summer's day. Then off to the Jersey War Tunnels, which are well worth a visit. The tunnels were in fact an underground hospital built by the Germans during WW2, and they are now a museum about the occupation. It was a very interesting visit and we all learned more about what went on in Jersey during the war. There was an exhibit about Violette Szabo which was very moving, she was so brave and was only 23 when she died. Back to the hotel to chill out then we had dinner at the Salty Dog which was fine but rather noisy. Also the curries that Ally and I had were very very spicy - and Ally and I are not wimps about spicy food. Later we all had cups of tea and hot chocolate back at Grandma's room in the hotel and discussed the holiday, which we have all enjoyed very much.