Marco Polo

The blossom is out on the cliffs, the sun is shining, the sea is calm, the cafes are busy, the new pontoon is welcoming more guests from the Marco Polo. It's April in Guernsey, what a place to live! Just above Saints Bay on the south coast the blossom spills over the cliff path making a arch to walk under as you enjoy the views..

Always popular is the normal bus service that takes the guests from the liners on a coastal drive all the way around the Island, for the cost of a standard bus fare. Why CT Plus does not add more buses to this service when the liners are in town I do not know. Get there early, or late if you want to use this busy route.

With no visiting yachts, the new pontoon really stands out, and shows the short walk from the Marco Polo tender into town, compared to the old, longer walk from by the Herm Trident ferry.

With the sea as calm as this, tender operation was no problem for the guests from the Marco Polo on her Easter Cruise around the British Isles. She left Tresco, on the Isles of Scilly last night and at teatime will leave for Honfleur in Normandy. Those on board the Condor Liberation had a close view of the liner as they made their approach to St Peter Port passing Castle Cornet. The 'Cows Horn' in the foreground, is one of the outlying fortifications of Fort George. With World War 2 and Napoleonic fortifications on top, and a German tunnel underneath (now a Aquarium), it's only a 15 minute walk from the new pontoon, giving good views of the anchorage and the east coast cliffs.