Ventura

Not a lucky day for guests on board the Ventura which cancelled its visit to St Peter Port. She is on a short cruise from Southampton to Guernsey and Bruges but conditions outside of the port were not suitable for tender operations. As Ventura left St Peter Port fishing boats were still returning to harbour where some of their catch will be enjoyed in the restaurants tonight.

The weather yesterday on Guernsey was sunny but blustery with the clear skies on the west coast giving a good sunset. The bunkers of Fort Hommet continue to keep watch over the beaches although time and tide take their toll 70 years on. This one on the north side of the headland has its wooden shuttering still in place after all this time. Armed with a 10.5 cm gun they kept watch over the bays of Cobo and Grandes Rocques. On the opposite side of the headland one has been restored and is open  to the public at specific times.

Ventura is not due into Zeebrugge, (where guests will travel to Bruges), until Saturday leaving guests on board time to enjoy Ventura's large Arena Theatre as well as its many restaurants. With good visibility there would have been views of the Normandy coast as the liner headed north past Flamanville. Her next cruise will be to the Mediterranean journeying as far east as Santorini where hopefully tenders will be running in kinder weather.