Queen Elizabeth

The Queen Elizabeth is on a short cruise from Southampton with the only port of call being Guernsey. She left Southampton on Saturday and spent Sunday moored between Sark and France. This morning she arrived in St Peter Port giving her guests a full day to enjoy Guernsey. As the liner left the anchorage tonight there were not many balconies occupied but a crew member was busy clearing a table.

Any independent guests may have made it on to the cliff paths as far as Saints Bay, only accessible by foot, with a cafe that sells good cakes!! Just beyond is Saints Harbour, inhabited this summer by local fishing boats and kayakers.  For generations it has been a haven for small boys and their fathers.

The Queen Elizabeth sailed early this evening to the south of the Island. In the foreground is Bec du Nez, basking in the last sunlight of the day, with the trees of the Pine Forest much denuded by winter gales. By tomorrow morning she will have arrived in Southampton ready for her next departure to the Western Mediterranean.