Jersey

Dear All,
I now have a computer in Ocean Walk lounge overlooking St.Aubin's Bay that no one else seems to require. It is free too!
We started today slowly - much washing to do after our days on the move. Managed to contact the Malet de Carterets by phone and caught up after lunch to start painting. It was great to meet them again. They are such a lovely couple. The walled garden is pretty but has suffered from a hot, dry summer. I decided that it was going to be too hot to paint there today so opted for a view of St.Ouen's Manor seen through a shady tree and with a large clump of hydrangeas in the foreground. Adele lent me an old chair so painted in a very pleasant spot in perfect conditions. This evening it has started to rain so am unsure whether I will be painting tomorrow. Even used the windscreen wipers legitimately tonight rather than because I was turning right or left. Wouldn't you think that they would have adopted the same side for wipers in all vehicles. Anyway many bad words have passed my lips as the windscreen wipers merrily dance across the windscreen. Jersey driving isn't too bad as the maximum speed limit is 30mph so there is a little thinking time. Have done a few scenic routes on the way to the manor but you can't go too far wrong as the sea is not too far away to get you back on track. I painted from about 2 to 5pm and have made some progress. We had tea at Pedros, a little restaurant in St.Aubin. Had seen their sign
with special half lobster so decided to indulge and taste the Jersey catch. This was lovely but the poor little lobster was not much bigger than a yabbie. It is 9.30 pm and dark so it is a noticeable change from our recent past and obvious that we are now much further south. Have managed to contact Roger's closest cousins in Jersey - they are from the Trinity branch too. We had emailed but had difficulty with all the additional codes required but finally all is settled. Tomorrow we will make our first contact since a reunion in '88. Rog is watching TV in bed and hopefully listening for tomorrows forecast. Am not impressed with BBC weather they spend a huge amount of time letting you know the weather at 9.00am and you are forced to watch intently to see the area that is of particular interest to you. This takes great concentration rather than being able to glance and get the important info you require. Today's blog has ended so will attempt to fill in those days long ago on our excellent garden tour.

Thinking of you all
All the best
love Jo and Rog