A Second Attempt : Part One
The Channel Isle of Jersey is a very pleasant place for a holiday ; punching well above its size for walks of all kinds, flowers everywhere, spectacular cliff scenery, interesting sights such as an interesting ancient mill driven by a large wooden wheel in a stream and the walkable when the tide is out causeway to La Corbiere, good inexpensive restaurants especially during Octoberfest, an abundance of dark folk stories, even its own language which one occasionally hears in remote pubs. It has its genuine dark sides, but casual visitors are unlikely to encounter. So when Conor got an invitation from a rich cousin to stay at her coastal villa while she was in the states, he didn't hesitate; especially when he had a just-broken heart to deal with and relations with interfering parents were at a very low level.
He was very impressed with the villa and its incredible sea views. Mary had left it well stocked with food, wine, whiskey, even money with instructions he was to spend it. The first day was spent, unpacking, sending her a thank you message, getting groceries that needed to be fresh, and bargaining one car hire firm against another for the cheapest smallest hire car posslble : a Fiat500 no less which they'd deliver in two days. He was quite slim and the island speed limit was very low, so why pay any more? He'd nobody to impress and intended things to stay that way. The second day required an effort to get off the comfortable sofa, gazing at the sea and sipping wine, but he was really keen to do the cliff walks. He decided to aim first for a ruined castle at the most westerly point - Grosnez. Shorts, underpants, tee shirt, socks, sandals, shades should suffice. He disliked head coverings but the sun was strong so a shapeless canvas thing which did nothing for his beauty was added.. A carrier bag was needed for water , suncream, and camera. He made himself "brunch" and set off into adventure.
Part two will follow shortly - promise
He was very impressed with the villa and its incredible sea views. Mary had left it well stocked with food, wine, whiskey, even money with instructions he was to spend it. The first day was spent, unpacking, sending her a thank you message, getting groceries that needed to be fresh, and bargaining one car hire firm against another for the cheapest smallest hire car posslble : a Fiat500 no less which they'd deliver in two days. He was quite slim and the island speed limit was very low, so why pay any more? He'd nobody to impress and intended things to stay that way. The second day required an effort to get off the comfortable sofa, gazing at the sea and sipping wine, but he was really keen to do the cliff walks. He decided to aim first for a ruined castle at the most westerly point - Grosnez. Shorts, underpants, tee shirt, socks, sandals, shades should suffice. He disliked head coverings but the sun was strong so a shapeless canvas thing which did nothing for his beauty was added.. A carrier bag was needed for water , suncream, and camera. He made himself "brunch" and set off into adventure.
Part two will follow shortly - promise
