More of the Isle of Guernsey

I thought I would give you an additional little taste of our life here in Guernsey in pictures. The island is small, about 7 miles by 5 miles. The island is beautiful! Speed limits do not go over 35 mph, and yes we are in mph and not kilometers, and the roads are very narrow with granite walls on both sides. People refer to the scratches on the sides of cars as granite rash. The people are very kind, helpful and polite. They waive you in if you want to turn or park. The island is an off shore mecca, similar to the Cayman Islands, so it is a major financial centre (spelled right over here). The flower are gorgeous! The population in the island is about 65,000. The perimeter of the island is about 39 miles, which our missionaries walked for charity.

The island is not part of England and has its own money, although they do accept English pounds. England does not accept Guernsey money! It is a Balliwick, and one of three Crown dependencies of the UK. Under the terms of the Treaty (or Peace) in 1204, the Bailiwick comprises a number of islands in the English Channel which fall into three separate sub-jurisdictions: Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.

I may have mentioned, but 115 cruise ships come to the island each year with about 180,000 people, so it can get busy downtown when the ships come in and there is a place in the paper where they list what ships are coming in each day/week. Here's my visual tour ...