06:30 A clear morning and an early start to catch the tides crossing the Great Russel to the Island of Sark.
Not sure of WiFi reception at Sark so there may be a delay today. Hopefully back soon… 08:45 Update Arrived Sark and we have 4G+ Great coverage from such a remote place!
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The anchor was raised slowly because it was buried deep in the sand. It has also collected some seaweed during our stay. Then we motored out into the channel and headed for the south cardinal.
There are four cardinals - north, south, east, west and they mark the area of danger (rocks or shallows). For example our south cardinal sits on the south side of the hazard. So we need to stay south of the mark.
We’ve just caught the end of the tide going north through The Great Russel. Happy days. A short passage and we picked up a mooring buoy at Greve de la Ville Sark. This is a good place to be when the high winds arrive tonight.
Time for a full English breakfast/lunch and time to recover as the rain fell.
The only way to reach Sark is by sea followed by climbing 100m (300′) cliffs. The cliff path zigzags its way back and forth up the steep side. And it just seems to be getting higher every time. It is a requirement to stop regularly and identify wildlife and there are a lot of birds and wild flowers.
Once at the top, we strolled along dusty paths and through wildflower meadows. These will be cut for hay to feed the cart horses. Today’s visit was short because of inclement weather and a rising tide. We returned to the pebble shore and launched the dinghy with plenty of time to spare before high water closed the beach.
The day became night and the wind blew over the top of the island. We rocked gently under the protection of 300′ cliffs…
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