Lost My Heart in Beauport Bay
This was by far my favourite hike of the entire vacation. And on an island as beautiful as Jersey that says something. If you like stunning beaches, challenging paths and impressive impacts of tidal water movement it really does not get better than this.
Once again we started this hike from the finish mark on the map. As we lived in St Aubin - which I cannot recommend warmly enough - we took the bus down to the Portelet Inn and started on the path from there.
While St Brelade's Bay is a sight to see for itself, if just for the sheer expanse of it during low tide, it is Beauport Bay you will fall in love with. Whatever else you do, plan enough time to make the detour down to the beach itself. If you're lucky (like we were) you are all alone during low season and can pretend you won the life lottery to have your own private beach.
And if you could chose any beach in the world to call your own, you can certainly do worse than this one. Take the serpentine down through the bushes and feel a little bit like an adventurer.
And if your first steps on the untouched sand don't take you directly to the azure water, you are doing life wrong.
I readily admit that we almost scrapped off the rest of our hike in favour of simply staying here forever. We dreamt up our house a little up the hill and pretended what it would be like to live by the beach. In all honesty, I would miss the hustle and bustle though. Being a born and raised big city girl, there is something inherently calming about being in the throes of the masses - as contrary as it sounds.
That just means I enjoy the beach all the more whenever I do get to be there. Child-like joy at playing at the fringes of the waves included. It was way to cold to go in any deeper than that.
We settled down on some rocks and just took everything in. And I took more pictures of this one spot than on the rest of the vacation combined.
Mom went exploring after a while, navigating her way further up the rocks and looking out over the ocean some more.
Although, we could have stayed much longer, we eventually convinced ourselves and each other to continue on our way to Corbiere Lighthouse after one last shot goodbye.
Corbiere Lighthouse is a wonderful destination and definitely worth a visit. Do be careful about the timing of the tide. At its high points, the tide completely cuts off the lighthouse from the land. The incoming water can be exceedingly quick and you should heed the warning alarms as to not endanger your own life.
We made it just in time though and made our way straight towards the lighthouse.
Glancing backwards it does become clear why you should make it to the main island land well before high tide. The distance is quite big and there is no way you can swim in the freezing and torrent-filled sea.
It is an impressive sight though.
And windy - so very windy! It was actually rather warm that day but up close to Corbiere Lighthouse the wind felt icy and piercing.
Although you wouldn't know it from the steadfast rock formations. There certainly is a reason no vegetation survives out here.
We made our way back to St Aubin via the railway walk which I wouldn't recommend. It may be good and easy cycling path but for hiking (or even just walking) its is rather boring. Certainly not as challenging as the constant up and down along the coastal path bit also - no fun. But that certainly did not take away from the amazing first half of our little adventure.
Once again we started this hike from the finish mark on the map. As we lived in St Aubin - which I cannot recommend warmly enough - we took the bus down to the Portelet Inn and started on the path from there.
While St Brelade's Bay is a sight to see for itself, if just for the sheer expanse of it during low tide, it is Beauport Bay you will fall in love with. Whatever else you do, plan enough time to make the detour down to the beach itself. If you're lucky (like we were) you are all alone during low season and can pretend you won the life lottery to have your own private beach.
And if you could chose any beach in the world to call your own, you can certainly do worse than this one. Take the serpentine down through the bushes and feel a little bit like an adventurer.
And if your first steps on the untouched sand don't take you directly to the azure water, you are doing life wrong.
I readily admit that we almost scrapped off the rest of our hike in favour of simply staying here forever. We dreamt up our house a little up the hill and pretended what it would be like to live by the beach. In all honesty, I would miss the hustle and bustle though. Being a born and raised big city girl, there is something inherently calming about being in the throes of the masses - as contrary as it sounds.
That just means I enjoy the beach all the more whenever I do get to be there. Child-like joy at playing at the fringes of the waves included. It was way to cold to go in any deeper than that.
We settled down on some rocks and just took everything in. And I took more pictures of this one spot than on the rest of the vacation combined.
Mom went exploring after a while, navigating her way further up the rocks and looking out over the ocean some more.
Although, we could have stayed much longer, we eventually convinced ourselves and each other to continue on our way to Corbiere Lighthouse after one last shot goodbye.
Corbiere Lighthouse is a wonderful destination and definitely worth a visit. Do be careful about the timing of the tide. At its high points, the tide completely cuts off the lighthouse from the land. The incoming water can be exceedingly quick and you should heed the warning alarms as to not endanger your own life.
We made it just in time though and made our way straight towards the lighthouse.
Glancing backwards it does become clear why you should make it to the main island land well before high tide. The distance is quite big and there is no way you can swim in the freezing and torrent-filled sea.
It is an impressive sight though.
And windy - so very windy! It was actually rather warm that day but up close to Corbiere Lighthouse the wind felt icy and piercing.
Although you wouldn't know it from the steadfast rock formations. There certainly is a reason no vegetation survives out here.
We made our way back to St Aubin via the railway walk which I wouldn't recommend. It may be good and easy cycling path but for hiking (or even just walking) its is rather boring. Certainly not as challenging as the constant up and down along the coastal path bit also - no fun. But that certainly did not take away from the amazing first half of our little adventure.
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