Fuel, B&B, then more exploring - Herm this time

We had a little trip planned - only as far north as St Sampson harbour though, the bulk materials commercial port of Guernsey with a very boring entrance:

and a drying out spot for the commercial guys:

(Yes, this pic was taken on another day when the clouds decided to make themselves felt and the water level was lower.)

Timed for high tide it allowed us to pick up some fuel from Gary the friendly Rubis man. The pontoon used to be a precarious thing, vaguely coupled to the wall with chains but is now rather posh:

Izzy found the whole experience rather tiring - running around between us and Gary who was up top with his road tanker, checking out the seaweed as it moved and barking at any funny noises from the pontoon. So much so that on the return trip to St Peter Port she needed a flybridge snooze:

Our liner curse was in full swing, with this anchored off and a rash of tenders ferrying annoying cruise passengers ashore:

We discovered that their behaviour was no different to pre-Covid times. In other words they walk in line abreast down the streets, owning the pavements and making random slow moves in unexpected directions which normal folks are supposed to anticipate and avoid. Luckily they don't seem capable of walking too far and even Havelet Bay, right next to the main harbour, was uninfested:

Until Izzy arrived that is:

Martin and Inge, who also own a Nordhavn 47, were flying over to Guernsey to prepare their boat for a relaunch in St Sampson. They needed bed and breakfast for a couple of days before the launch so we obliged. We then got to see them arrive at the end of their sea trial with the M and G boatyard folks on board:

We were sitting on the ferry to Herm and so could not help them berth alongside us:

Quite a rare sight, four Nordhavns in St Peter Port together:

Apparently the official collective noun is a "noodle". We much prefer the ideas that you folks generated a while ago. Have a look at "Collective noun conundrum" post 

Whilst Martin and Inge were reclaiming their boat and adding copious fenders to keep us apart, we were on the way to Herm, enjoying sights like these:

and beaches like this:

The doglet had a great time walking the cliff path around the south of the Island:

She also enjoyed, as did we, a very good lunch at the Mermaid Tavern. The price changes since our last, pre-Covid visit were remarkable! Not enjoyable, just remarkable:

A slow wander back to the Rosaire steps (the ferry cannot get into the harbour at lower states of the tide) allows lovely views over Jethou, with Guernsey in the background:

ready for the "Travel Trident" ferry back.

We found that Herm island now operated their own ferry boat, in competition with the long established Trident operation. No idea how they will both survive, the ferry and island were very quiet during our visit. We had picked a liner free day on purpose mind you!