Jersey

It was finally time for my first trip off the mainland and the choice of destination was Jersey. Jersey is one of the Channel Islands just off the coast of France. We (Hamish, Gabs and I) left work early on Friday to depart from Gatwick for the short 1 hr haul to Jersey. Things didn't start off too well with Hamish battling with his troubled digestive system but swiftly improved on arrival when we were upgraded to a brand new Ford Focus rental car and arrived at hour hotel after a 10 minute drive accross half the length of the island!

Saturday was spent surveying the Island, including the light house, a few beaches and a vineyard before the girls hit the tax free shops (with minimal success) and the guys hit the hotel facilities (with even less success).



Sunday morning dawned bright and sunny, much to our relief. After a quick breakfast at the hotel (not too many prunes on the cereal this morning) it was off to find the start line. After not to much drama, most of it revolving around compulsory toilet stops for runners and supporter, we were off on the 21km (or 13.1miles as it is over here) journey around the one corner of the island we hadn't seen the day before.

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Following successful completion (Julia 3rd female, Hamish 86th overall and me 3rd) it was back to the hotel for a well earned shower and to Pizza Express for an eagerly anticipated lunch. Julia left early to fly back to Manchester, we went to the prizegiving to claim our winnings, wnt to the new James Bond movie and ended up in a mad dash to catch our flight back. Overall, super first weekend on semi - foriegn soil.