{"id":475,"date":"2016-08-09T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=475"},"modified":"2024-06-15T17:09:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:09:03","slug":"a-unexpected-journey-st-helier-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=475","title":{"rendered":"St Helier, Jersey – An Unexpected Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An unexpected trip to Jersey.  Callum was ill on the morning the Scouts left to go to Jersey.  Our alarms were set for a 2.45am start … but Callum woke us up at 00.50am with those dreaded words, “I’ve just been sick”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No way he could travel, so I went along at drop off time to explain what had happened … and handed in his forms, glasses and sea sickness tablets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight options were FlyBe from Southampton (\u00a3170 each!), or Easyjet \/ BA from Gatwick with similar times.\u00a0 The early flight on BA looked good at \u00a370 (plus luggage) and seemed the cheapest option.\u00a0 We couldn’t book online as Callum only needed a one way ticket.\u00a0 Very impressed that they immediately offered us to pay for flights using Avios points and just pay the taxes.\u00a0 That also included 1 item of checked luggage each which was perfect – Callum had a rucksack plus a box with his sleeping bag and roll mat in.\u00a0 \u00a367 for the two of us (plus overnight hotel and meal!!).\u00a0 Even so, it still came in cheaper than Fly BE or Easyjet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alarm went off at 4.45am this morning … breakfast at the hotel (premier inn Gatwick North) and then a two minute walk across the road to the terminal.  Baggage drop queue was moving quickly and checked in Callum’s luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left Jon to go to work and went through security.  Callum was picked out for random screening … then I had forgotten Callum had sunscreen and hand gel in his rucksack so that delayed us again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A short wait before boarding and the flight was pretty empty.\u00a0 We took off 5 mins ahead of schedule and land 15 mins early. A 5 minute wait for luggage to come through … and Callum was ready to pounce as soon as he saw his bags. His box was first off and his rucksack was last to come through.\u00a0 Just glad every thing made it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were ahead of\u00a0 schedule and someone was meeting us at 8.30am.\u00a0 It was Sandra … Callum had started his Scout Camp at last and would be there for the final 5 days.\u00a0\u00a0 He was dispatched with pleas of good behaviour, remembering his manners and to have fun.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the day (well, until 3pm-ish) was mine.  I joined the queue for the local bus service into St Helier – just \u00a32 for the 30 mins journey into the capital.  Liberation Square was right by the bus station so headed through here to the tourist Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had about 6 hours in St Helier.\u00a0 I decided to see the Maritime Museum and Occupation Tapestry then head over to Elizabeth Castle.\u00a0 Nothing opened on the island until 10am so had a quick coffee in the Sailors Rest Cafe (odd little place!) until the Maritime Museum opened.<\/p>\n\n\n

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