Today the Caribbean Princess is back in St Peter Port again for one of her frequent visits to the Island It was a misty day to start, but by the time of her early afternoon departure the sun was shining again. The tenders were running all morning, as were local ferries to bring ashore some of the 3,500 guests on board. Castle Cornet in the background was held by Royalist Forces for 8 years in the English Civil War whilst Guernsey was for the Roundheads. At that time it was not connected by a breakwater to the Island.
As the guests arrived in St Peter Port a local guide dressed in Guernsey Militia uniform was available to help them make the best of their short visit to Guernsey. This area is on the north side of St Peter Port and is where the Liberation Monument commemorates the Island's liberation from occupying forces on the 9th May 1945.
Caribbean Princess left Guernsey for Cobh early on Friday afternoon as part of her Round Britain cruise. The ship is seen from Salarie Corner, with the beach covered in Vriac (Seaweed). Local farmers used to gather this to put on their fields to provide the nutrients required, hence the many slipways around the Island so that farmers could get their horse, tractors and carts onto the beaches.
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