Album Channel Islands from Gudrun

Telegraph Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 06:05:43 +0000

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Telegraph Bay is arguably the most beautiful Bay on Alderney. There are caves at beach level but sadly the path down to the beach had been partly swept away by rockfall and was closed (see inset photos)

Alderney is the northernmost of the Channel islands, it's 8 km³ large and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is only 15km from Cap de la Hague from which it is separated by a dangeous tidal current.
Alderney used to be rich in megalithic dolmens but 19th century fortifications and German occupation in WWII destroyed most of them. Because of its exposed situation Alderney was completely evacuated in WWII, the Nazis fortified it heavily and ran work and concentration camps there.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderney

www.lonelyplanet.com/united-kingdom/travel-tips-and-articles/alderney-sark-and-herm-exploring-the-lesser-known-channel-islands

Grande Grève

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 07:09:54 +0000

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Grande Grève is the bay on the western side of La Coupée. A very steep path leading down to the beach had to be rerouted because of a major landslide (the light coloured scar seen on the right).
The large island in the background is Guernsey.

www.lonelyplanet.com/united-kingdom/travel-tips-and-articles/alderney-sark-and-herm-exploring-the-lesser-known-channel-islands

La Coupée

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:23:21 +0000

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La Coupée is a narrow isthmus connecting Sark and Little Sark. It's just 3m wide and drops 80m on both sides. The concrete road was built in 1945 by German PoW. Before railings were erected (in 1900) people often had to crawl over La Coupée on their hands and feet.

HFF everybody!

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Convanche Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:54:50 +0000

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Looking down to the east from La Coupée, the narrow 80m high ridge connecting Sark and Little Sark.

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Stocks Lane

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:54:26 +0000

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HFF folks! Ahead of time, just to be sure;-)

Window in the Rock

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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The famous "Window in the Rock" was cut in the 19th century to faciliate the hauling up of vraic (seaweed) from Port du Moulin, a pebble beach accessible only for a few hours between tides via steep steps. The rock stacks of Les Autelets are home to seabirds like guillemots.

Creux Harbour

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:34:58 +0000

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The end of the breakwater at Creux Harbour, Island of Sark

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Sark Lighthouse

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:36:40 +0000

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Built in 1913, Sark Lighthouse stands on Point Robert with its light 65m above sealevel. Sark is a rocky island with no proper natural harbour, passenger boats use tiny Maseline harbour with its rock tunnel leading to the road/path up Harbour Hill.

www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/sark-lighthouse

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuchtturm_von_Sark

Maseline harbour is just visible to the left:

The ferry

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 06:14:00 +0000

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Trident catamaran arriving at Rosaire landing (see inset photo).
www.traveltrident.com

Rosaire Landing

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 04:38:36 +0000

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At low tide Herm Harbour falls dry and the ferry departs from Rosaire steps.

Shell Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:51:58 +0000

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At the beach kiosk on car free Herm Island, sheltered from the wind by walls and NZ flax. Sark Island can be seen in the background.

HWW!

Mouisonniere Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 07:06:53 +0000

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Mouisonniere Beach is at the northern tip of Herm, a 2 km³ small island off Guernsey. Herm like Guernsey has cliffs in the south and flat sandy beaches in the north. It's just a 20 minute boat trip from Guernsey and can be leasurely explored on foot (cars and bicycles are forbidden).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herm

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Ship Inn

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 31 May 2016 05:31:32 +0000

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Windy weather

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:11:41 +0000

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A windy day at the northeastern corner of Guernsey near Fort Doyle and Beaucette Marina with Herm Island in the background. The numerous reefs can pose a hazard to sailors not well acquainted with the waters around the islands.

L'Ancresse Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:37:05 +0000

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L'Ancresse Bay is a large sandy bay in the north of Guernsey which is popular with both swimmers and surfers in summer. Because the land is flat it was heavily fortified with Martello towers all around the bay, forts and batteries on the headlands and a German anti tank wall. Behind the bay is Ancresse common with its golf course and megalithic tombs.

Christine II

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 06:35:00 +0000

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Boats at Rousse, looking over Le Grand Havre on Guernsey's NW coast. Also see inset photos.

Port Soif

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:48:00 +0000

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Port Soif is a near circular sandy bay on the NW coast of Guernsey. At low tide it falls completely dry but is a sheltered bathing place when the tide comes in. With the tide going out currents can get dangerous.

Watchful

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:36:54 +0000

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Lihou Island (with L'Erée headland) is Guernsey's only Ramsar site. Because access to Lihou is only possible at very low tide gulls breed virtually everywhere and visitors must take care not to step on them.
rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1608

Lihou Island

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:17:46 +0000

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Lihou ist eine kleine Insel an der Westküste von Guernsey, die bei Ebbe über einen Gezeitendamm erreicht werden kann (die Öffnungszeiten variieren und sollten unbedingt beachtet werden, denn die Strömungen sind gefährlich). Bei Ebbe liegt an der Westspitze von Lihou für 3-4 Stunden ein Gezeitentümpel (Venus Pool) frei, in dem Wagemutige schwimmen können.

HWW!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihou

www.lihouisland.org.gg/document/swimming-venus-pool-lihou-island/?generate_pdf=true

Venus Pool

Lihou causeway

nobody@ipernity.com (Gudrun) — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:40:00 +0000

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Lihou Island lies off Guernsey's west coast. It is connected to L'Erée headland (seen here with Fort Saumarez) via a causeway accessible at (very) low tide. It is essential to observe the causeway opening times to avoid getting stranded on Lihou, because once the water gets ankle high it is too dangerous to cross.

View from L'Èrée towards Lihou

Life in the tide zone: orange- breadcrumb sponge (halichondria panicea) / dark red jelly blobs- beadlet anemone (actinia equina).
The mauve stuff is an encrusting seaweed of the lithophyllum or lithothamnium species.