I am sorry this fell down so quickly and I am already 2 weeks behind! – a little matter of being away and hubby having wrong email address on his iPad contacts. Anyway, here is Eric’s account of his first week’s walk:

7th January 2015 – 1/52 – St Peter Port to Icart Point:

Great start to my Autism Guernsey 365 Challenge cliff/coastal path walks when I was joined by Anne S (celebrating her 71st birthday) and Delga B for the first of my 52 walks this year.

The weather was fine and the sun shone brightly, particularly in the early stages, and Fermain Bay looked a picture in the winter sun. We were fortunate to meet Juliet P of the Guernsey Press, who took the opportunity to interview us for a future article in the local newspaper. All good publicity for the cause!

On reaching St Martin’s Point we suddenly became exposed to the elements and we struggled to keep our feet in the strong winds that were whipping around the area. The steps up from  the Point are somewhat challenging and you really know how physically demanding they are when you eventually reach Jerbourg Point car park at the top.
Public toilet facilities are somewhat limited on the cliff path route in the winter months but fortunately the Jerbourg facility was open.

The walk around from Jerbourg to La Moye Battery was difficult in the strong winds but once we turned inland towards Petit Port we were able to find some protection and relative calm. Petit Port was magnificent in the winter sunshine with its beautiful sandy beach looking pristine.

On and around to Moulin Huet, and Anne left us at this point having completed a demanding section of the mornings walk on her 71st birthday. Anne had stated prior to the walk commencing that she only wanted to walk that far, and I am more than happy for individuals to do this throughout this weekly challenge – better to walk as far as is comfortable than to not walk at all.

Delga and I carried on towards Saints Bay, but unfortunately Delga started to feel pain in her knee, so we came off the cliff path and back up into the Les Douvres Hotel area of St Martin’s, eventually getting back to my home and then on to St Peter Port by car.
Fortunately Delga’s injury became a lot easier whilst walking on the flat surface of a road but it does highlight just how difficult it can be at times walking on the cliff path routes with their loose pieces of granite and very uneven surfaces. The cliff paths also get somewhat wet, muddy and slippy at this time of year and walkers do need to be mindful of the conditions

Many thanks to Visit Guernsey for the photograph of Saints Bay Moorings.