• I did a nice video of St Peter Port this afternoon but I’m having trouble uploading it si I’ll have to wait until I get home.

    Today I went to Haute Capelles primary school, St Andrew’s primary school, and Vale junior school.

    At Haute Capelles I spotted this clock in the gym. The bars on it made me think that time is precious in Guernsey and they like to keep it well protected. It certainly seems to move at a different pace here. They drive much faster, or that’s the way it seems, maybe it’s just the narrow roads that zip past at a faster pace.

    Other things move at a slower pace than the mainland. I suspect they wait and see if things work in other places before they introduce them here. New ideas are like viruses, so you need to be sure they are benign before you introduce them into such a small community.

  • Well I’m having a lovely time in Guernsey. The sun is shining again today and got a break down by the seaside. I remember as a child reading Enid Blyton stories that always seemed to be set on the cliff-tops

    She used to describe the grass as being, “springy turf.” Today, that’s just what I was walking on. She also wrote about pinks flattering on the cliff-tops and sure enough there were a few pinks still in flower today. Real Enid Blyton adventure country.

  • I had a great flight to Guernsey today, which was marred by the enormous queue at the airport because they only had one X-ray machine open. It was supposed to rain, but it was lovely and sunny when I landed with Paul Dowswell, who is also appearing in secondary schools here this week. It was great to see Simon James later on. He is seeing the KS1 children and I’m seeing all KS2. Off early in the morning to start a packed week. Here is a little bit of video I took on a walk to the harbour, this afternoon.