| Jane and Rob at the gatehouse. |
| Beryl and Peter on the upper battery looking out towards Casquets and Ortac. |
| Clonque is covered with Mesembrianthemum. |
| Alan |
| Sunset over Sark. |
| Goats get everywhere! |
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| The stump of a telegraph pole on Clonque causeway. This has weathered down a lot since I first photographed it in 2000. |
| Monday night and only 7 to feed. Jane made cheese soufflé for 7 while Andrew made fish pie for 13 (to freeze for Boxing Day). |
| Rob presides while Jane serves the soufflé |
| Sunset over Hennaine Bay with Fort Clonque on the right. |
| The supply boat leaving Alderney: it has just passed through The Swinge. |
| Fierce notices but no padlock - sense prevails on Alderney. |
| The next group arrives - Jill Torr Richard and Kate. They have not yet noticed the registration mark on the plane... |
| Photos of the plane and they still don't notice!. |
| The cake! 50th birthdays for Jane and Andrew, and Merry Christmas too! |
| Karen Boogie and Torr on Platte Saline. |
| Torr on Platte Saline. |
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| Are we nearly there yet? |
| New arrivals raise the flag: Torr, Lord Boogie, Karen and John. |
| Soldiers quarters, causeway, and Fort Tourgis seen from the upper magazine. |
| Marais Square looking towards the High Street. |
| Three collections per day, and two on Saturdays! |
| Bray harbour seen from Fort Albert. |
| John and Karen with Lord Boogie. |
| Richard and Kate give Santa a helping hand. |
| Rob, Peter and Beryl on Clonque Causeway. |
| Bray. |
| Jane Karen and Boogie on Bray beach. |
| Rib of beef for Christmas dinner. |
| Presents! Richard and Torr building a motorised buggy. |
| Evening on Clonque. |
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| For brother and sister. |
| Laid for dinner (though Lord Boogie ate his off the floor). |
| Music before dinner: Beryl, Peter, Jill, Kate and Rob. |
| Meet the meat! |
| Boxing day expedition at the top of the Zig Zag: John, Karen, Jane, Brenda, Alan and Boogie. |
| Fort Clonque and Burhou. |
| Yes we are going down this hill: Boogie and John in Trois Vaux valley. |
| Telegraph Bay with the old Telegraph Tower in the background. |
| There's a mole down here somewhere - I can smell it! |
| Fort Ile de Raz |
| Fort Les Homeaux Florains - probably the most ruined of the Alderney forts. |
| Alderney Lighthouse. Four flashes every 15s. |
| Chow time again! |
| Waiting for pudding: Peter, Beryl, Kate, Torr. |
| Torr recording the meal. |
| Kate brought the Jolly Roger so we had to fly it! |
| Jolly Roger and Upper Magazine seen from above the generator house. |
| Bray Harbour at low tide. |
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| Lord Boogie. Airlines insist on a title for every passenger, so what else would you choose for the central figure of the household? |
| Sunset over Clonque (again). |
| Soldiers quarters |
| Rather more comfortable than in Victorian times! |
| The Christmas Tree was provided - a nice touch. |
| Evidence of prolonged good cheer. |
| The German Casemate - now a cosy bedroom with a spectacular view. |
| The wind got up at Corblets Bay so Rob borrowed Jane's hat. |
| Jane Karen and Boogie with Chateau a l'Etoc in the background. |
| Whose frisbee is it anyway? |
| Coathooks for bathers at Corblets Bay. |
| Inside the Upper Magazine. |
| John and Boogie. |
| Kitchen dresser. |
| Flowers in December? Must be gorse... |
| Memorial to an Alderney institution: the airport chickens had just been culled in preparation for a new water supply catchment. |
| Bray: most of these buildings are pubs, hotels and restaurants... |
| Bray seen from the bottom of the radio mast. |
| Andrew - usually found behind the camera. |
| On Bray Common: Peter, Jane, Beryl, Rob. Fort Albert behind. |
| The last party to leave. We went home on JOEY, a fitting end to a memorable holiday. |
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Photos by Andrew Findlay