Alderney And Baked Beans

Day 4: Tuesday 29th July, 2003

Log | Other Boats | Ramprasad | Channel Islands

Alderney Harbour, Channel Islands

5.30am – The National Anthem. No. That’s just wrong.

Alderney is a Channel Island where it rains a lot. However the beer is good so we hit a couple of cosy snubs in St Annes and supped local ale. Back on the boat I cooked beans on toast, making it four days in a row that I’ve been chef. Not that I mind – I always said cooking on a boat would be part of the challenge, but I’m gonna run out of recipes soon, if you can count baked beans on toast a recipe. Which I do.

Log | Other Boats | Ramprasad | Channel Islands

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Boat: RAMPRASAD
Distance: 30.3 nm
Leg: Cherbourg, France to Braye Harbour, Alderney
Destination lat/long
N 49° 43.80
W 002° 11.45

Alderney

Population 2,400
Country British crown dependency

Alderney (French: Aurigny; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British crown dependency. It is part of the bailiwick of Guernsey. It is 3 miles (5 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide making it the third largest island of the Channel Islands. It is around 10 miles to the west of La Hague in the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, 20 miles to the north-east of Guernsey and 60 miles from the south coast of England. It is the closest of the Channel Islands to France as well as being the closest to England. It is separated from Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Race of Alderney (Le Raz).

The island has a population of 2400 people, and they are traditionally nicknamed lapins after the number of rabbits seen in the island. The only parish of Alderney is the parish of St Anne, which doubles as the main town, and features a pretty church and cobbled high street. There are a primary school, a secondary school, a post office, hotels, restaurants, banks and shops. Alderney has a somewhat ageing population, being popular with people wanting somewhere quiet to retire.

Source: Wikipedia