Dad just finished his project and Nicholas starts school soon so it seemed like the perfect time to sneak off on holiday. We would have preferred something longer and something more adventurous but constrained by time off and the state of our passports we had to choose something close to home. Thanks to another excellent last minute deal we ended up at the lovely all inclusive
Merton Hotel in
Jersey. I must say I was really pleasantly surprised by the island that is part of the UK but is closer to France. It has lots of lovely beaches, even though the island is small we tried out a different beach every day, some touristy and others totally deserted. The best thing about the hotel was the awesome swimming pool complex which we enjoyed every day between 4pm and 6pm when we dragged ourselves off the beach. The food, especially the seafood, was really delicious too. The boys loved all the things that go with a beach holiday: swimming, wave jumping, boogy boarding and body surfing, kayaking, rock pools, snorkelling, sandcastles, building dams, drawing in the sand, looking for shells and pebbles, eating ice cream and just simply having fun together as a family. In that sense it was absolutely perfect!
Good-bye England (Poole)
Hello Jersey (St Hellier)
Jambo the Gorilla in the Hotel's garden
The amazing swimming pool complex
Seafood Feasts
Portlet Bay
Jump! Jump! Jump!
Green Island
La Rocque Harbour
Gorey
Greve de Lecq
St Ouen's Bay
St Aubin's Bay
Beauport
Corbiere Lighthouse (low tide)
Corbiere Lighthouse (at high tide)
Carpe Diem
