Weekend Wanders

Part of the arrangement for volunteers is pretty much equal time off to time working.

Which is always welcome!

This year, the couple who are hosting us have extended the vacate date because they do not need the rooms back until next weekend.

Work, family, and life commitments mean that we are all drifting back home on different dates, but most of us have an extended stay which we aim to enjoy as much as possible!

Sadly, the first of our number, the wonderful Robyn had to leave on Saturday. We all had a very local day as although the storm had passed, the sea was still a little choppy and trips to other islands were not appealing!

We all went to the Quay to see her off, if you'd like to see what activities she gets up to, please checkout Spread your Wings with Robyn on Facebook. We are going to miss her smiley face and drive her nuts with WhatsApp photos of what she's missing! 

After that the four remaining volunteers wandered over to the beach to watch her ferry depart. We remained flaked out on the sand for a while before deciding to walk to Old Town to see what the storm had churned up.

We stay close to Portcressa beach, and Friday night's storm dragged up mountains of kelp which baked nicely in the Saturday sunshine!

There were a few tiny fish in a rock pool, way too much plastic, and a few bits of sea glass and pottery shards. Luckily there weren't a lot of sea creatures stranded, but the sand hoppers had been driven up the beach by the tidal surge, and noisy sparrows were feasting, while gulls snapped at the mass of flies swarming the mountains of kelp!

Strolling back the scenic route, up and over the hill, we certainly felt like someone was missing, our band of 5 reduced to 4, but we were distracted by taking paths some of us had discovered last year and others hadn't. 

After dinner we climbed the steps to the Garrison to watch the sun set in a clear sky. Then we headed back for a good night's sleep ready for Sunday's adventures...



Which we are prepping for now!

Catch you later with the details of Sunday on Bryher!


Location: United Kingdom

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