Misc II

More misc from recent weeks...



An old quarry between the prison and Beauport...







.. with stunning views...







.. over to Ouaisne and La Cotte, etc.




There used to be a stone carving of a birdlike dinosaur head here glued to this rock, but sadly some pathetic vandals have either stolen it or pushed it over the edge.







Nearby a bunker is used as a clubhouse by the local ham radio club.






A green lizard at Noirmont...








.. closer.







Quick roadside snap of St.Ouen's Pond.




100 or so yachts recently visited to take part in the start of the Tour des Ports de la Manche (tourdesports50.fr)







.. same pic, lightened up a bit.






.. closer.






A misty start from St.Aubin's Bay....






.. eventually. It started long after they said on the radio.

This pic from the avenue...






.. closer.






Looking east from Grosnez Light...







.. the cliffs at Plemont...







.. with Sorel Light in the distance.

St.Brelade's Bay and Ouaisne

From St.Brelade's Bay looking over to Ouaisne and the headland of Portelet Common in the weak evening sunshine...







.. closer...







.. 3 paragliders soaring above the La Cotte cave area...







... just one of them, closer.







As the sun set behind the church, shadows advanced quickly across the sand.






A couple make their way to the Ouaisne half of the beach...







.. where the abandoned beach cafe premises have been spruced up and brought back into life.

Le Coleron Battery, St. Brelade

At the land end of this breakwater there are steps to a path leading to...






.. an old battery from the 1700s at Le Coleron...







.. part of a pair to defend the bay, the other being above La Cotte cave up there on the left.







Looking east towards St. B's Bay beach...







.. a bit farther left.








Left some more, looking back at the way in...







.. and left again... take your pick between blue sky&sea but dark overall....







.. or a bit lighter with the sky&sea overcooked.







That bay to the west, reached by private road beyond the parish church, is Bouilly Port...







.. home to some of Jersey's more financially secure residents...







.. who can afford rockface, beach and roadway remedial work :)








At the end of the road, this one includes land all the way around the headland to Beauport.

Alright for some, huh? :)