Visiting Portelet Bay

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‪@thereluctantoutdoorsman‬ Paddy, my wife and I take advantage of a slight break in the weather to visit Portelet Bay. Even on a grey, cloudy day the place is beautiful with crashing waves, golden sand and spectacular scenery.
All music by Chris Haugen except for the intro which is by The 126ers.

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18 сен 2024

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@user-xb5fw1fl9n Год назад

Thanks for posting. I lived on La Rue Voisin just above the Bay in the 80s. Embarrassing to say I never negotiated the steps so it’s nice to see the beach close up👍

@thereluctantoutdoorsman Год назад

Wow! So close but yet so far! 😁 Thank you for watching!

@rondunn4336 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the memories of 1961-62-63 when there were no steps, just a dirt track, and the beach was sugar white soft, no rocks or pebbles. I assume there must have been some severe storms with huge waves to remove so much sand?

@thereluctantoutdoorsman 7 месяцев назад

Hi Ron, yes........I have made a couple of videos at Portelet and the amount of sand on the beach changed dramatically from one video to the next. I presume really high tides either strip the beach or replenish it!

@paulunderwood2215 Год назад

Lovely video. This is a bay we did not get to visit on our recent holiday. Looks like a must for next visit. Thanks for sharing 🙂

@thereluctantoutdoorsman Год назад

Great! Thanks for your comments it is lovely to get the feedback! Portelet is definitely worth a visit but those steps are steep! 😁

@johnmullin1188 Год назад

Lol Tom you come up those steps like a young n Paddy love's the beach I didn't notice pontins when you reach the end it must have been a different beach IV been on Google looking at Millbrook park we've had lot's of BBQs at a care home up there many moons ago thanks for the video my friend broght back a lot of wonderful memories take care all the best John 😊

@thereluctantoutdoorsman Год назад

Hi John. Great, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm going to have a wander through Millbrook park as I haven't been in it for years and my wife tells me it is lovely. Pontins was on the hill behind the cafe. They knocked it down and built new flats there, which can been seen on the video. Cheers buddy! 👍

@johnmullin1188 Год назад

Thanks for your reply it was up there pontins I am not loosing it then lol must tell you why I been looking at millbrook When we were on the balcony of this wonderful care home you can see the summerville hotel across the bay our friend was in charge of this place I'm looking at a photo I took 20 years ago the field down to the millbrook road belonged to this abroad which then was green and white anyway tom I'll watch every video you do and thanks to the surgeon in Oxford for your stencil may it last for many years to come all the best John 😊

@thereluctantoutdoorsman Год назад

John, you are too kind! Thank you so much! Interesting about the care home. I wonder if it still exists! You have a good weekend my friend! 👍

@DiscoExtreme Год назад

Mesmerising footage sir. What’s the history of the round tower on the island?

@thereluctantoutdoorsman Год назад

Thank you so much. The tower on Ile au Guerdain is another Martello Tower, one of many built by the War Office during the Napoleonic Wars. The isle is known as Janvrin's tomb named after a local captain who often sailed to France, but who was not allowed back into the island after the plague epidemic hit France. Esther (his ship) and his crew were forced to moor at Bellecroute Bay. Janvrin died on the second day of his quarantine in 1721 and as his body was not allowed to be brought ashore he was buried on on Ile au Guerdain!