{"id":2141,"date":"2023-09-08T18:56:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/?page_id=2141"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:20:15","slug":"jersey-day-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/channel-islands\/jersey-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jersey – 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greve de Lecq to Quaisn\u00e9<\/strong> beach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got out early this morning just after 7 and it was a lovely 18 degrees as I partook of my breakfast sharp climb to the cliffs above Greve de Lecq. It was to be cliffs at the start and end no matter which way I went round, so I went for the harder ones while fresh.
The stiffness from yesterday’s marathon soon left me and though I took my time I was still happy with progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look like a large stone man is sitting just behind the ridge with a cup of coffee in his hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Greve de Lecq well behind me in the morning sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The lone silver birch in the middle of all the green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The massive German battery at Pl\u00e9mont.
I never got to see any puffins on the Isle of Man but maybe here as after a rescue effort puffins are big in this area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Christ! They weren’t joking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And on to BIg Nose for those who need a translation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A lovely bit of trail, Grommet. Just warm enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Grosnez from this side doesn’t seem too nosey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ze other channel islands on the horizon. I’ll see you soon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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German naval tower.
We still see buildings standing that were made with Roman concrete. So, unless someone tears them down these will last thousands of years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The gun broken and left to the elements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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While next door, one cared for – a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I turned South down the West coast. St. Ouen’s bay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This one seems to have been broken into. I wonder did they find any Wehrmacht bodies.
No. They did not. ‘Cos the 10,000 troops here had a ball. Building castles and playing on the beach with no sign of those nasty Russians anywhere. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now then. You know how in Beachwatch they be running all the time with surfboards under their arms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here they park up having planted one every 800 metres or so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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La Rocco tower, shot up in target practice by the Hun and restored after they’d gone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Getting to the end and the last cliffs I’ll have to do.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Starting the climb. Thank you nice beach with your tide out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some of them were worked into the natural features like this one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Round by that lighthouse thing and only 2 more bays to go. Can’t believe I am this close after that first day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interesting signage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now at the lighthouse and still feeling OK but for a stiff right knee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You can stay in this one if you like.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A big Hallo and echo, echo, echo cave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I haven’t got a clue. A shelter for a 3 storey tall horse?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They’ve preserved the railway that used to take the shells to the guns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When you let your dog off the lead and see the Parish Hall Enquiry team, this is where they put you to learn your lesson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I can just see Quaisn\u00e9 poking out on the far top left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hooded monk stands guard for eternity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Getting closer, but it’s always further than it seems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lychgate at St. Brelade’s church.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now why the strange cross. Don’t they know that the other Zombie children with not play with her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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St. Brelade’s bay then across that small rocky head before the tide gets in and onto Quaisn\u00e9 beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WTF is the point of the beach rules sign up there?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The rocky scree slope I stumbled down last evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Old Smuggler’s Inn and circuit complete. Now, a cold non-beer in celebration while awaiting le taxi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The rules of the inn. Seems reasonable, should get a copy for mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Greve de Lecq to Quaisn\u00e9 beach I got out early this morning just after 7 and it was a lovely 18 degrees as I partook of my breakfast sharp climb to the cliffs above Greve de Lecq. It was to be cliffs at the start and end no matter which way I went round, so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2126,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435,"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2141\/revisions\/2435"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}