About now

We have enjoyed another day of exploring. The last couple of days saw us heading down into town. Today we started by heading up through Candie Park and then on to Cambridge Gardens and the the Victoria Tower. It was still a bit grey and slightly misty so the views were not as spectacular as advertised and the grey skies always seem to flatten the colours.

We wandered back down to the Sunken Garden (which is just outside our hotel) and as we sat and enjoyed the seclusion we decided on a plan for the afternoon. We would make use of our bus passes and head out to Saumarez Manor. This has been voted one of the best attractions on the Island. Seemed like a winner.

The bus driver turned out to be the same chap we had yesterday. He deposited at the entrance to the Manor and we made our way across the gardens, passing some of the wonderful sculptures, and found our way to the tea rooms. (Did the Gorse Fox detect a gasp of surprise? Maybe not).

While we sat and drank or tea and had a bit of cake, Cousteau-Cub managed to make contact and we exchanged a few messages. Then we headed out to the sub-tropical gardens and followed the sculpture trail as it wove back and forth through the trees, the undergrowth, the ferns, and the bamboo. Some of the items of sculpture were really quite brilliant (others, however, were underwhelming). The Gorse Fox and Silver Vixen did enjoy it, but really that was all there was to see (if you don't have kids with you, or don't want to play pitch and putt).

We headed back to the bus stop and back to town. Then climbing up through the now familiar streets we returned to the hotel for afternoon tea and a quiet hour on the terrace.