
Into an ancient tomb Breakfast with Mum and then a bit of writing, before we headed off to the west coast. Really making progress with my poetry manuscript now. And it seems much more that the sum of its parts and I am finding it enjoyable now, after having a bit of an annoying time with it earlier in the week when I seemed to be going backwards the more work I put into it. We caught a bus to the west coast of Guernsey, which is flat and rocky, with big sandy beaches. After pausing for a cup of tea, we walked along a coastal path for several miles, occasionally falling into conversation with people. At 4 o'clock we found a stand where we bought chips. Mum had hers with cheese. We got talking to the owner and her friend and a Guernsey biker. The owner loved flying, while the other two had only been as far as England. Then we walked onto L'Ancresse Common which is grassy and gorsey and doubles as a golf course. It is also home to all kinds of ancient tombs. We climbed into one, L...