and this, as far as pleasure is concerned, almost
balances the superiority of climate in other respects.
A perfectly calm day, even in summer, is rare ; and
generally speaking, even the finest weather may be
called blowy weather.
The general superiority of temperature in Jersey,
compared Avith England, will have already appeared
from the incidental notice of the productions found in
the gardens ; and which acquire full maturity without
artificial heat. On the 5th of January, 1834, walking
on the sea coast, I observed peas, a foot above ground,
growing within a very few yards of high water mark ;
and while I am now writing (21st January) I have on
the table before me, a nosegay of narcissus, jonquils ;
stock, double wall-flower, rosemary in flower,—myrtle
in flower, polyanthus, mignionette, hyacinth, and
woodbine, in full bloom. Making allowance for the
extraordinary mildness of the winter of 1833-34, in
England as well as in Jersey, I think I may be warranted
in doubting, whether such a nosegay could
have been gathered in England on that day, in one
garden, where no particular pains were taken in the
cultivation of flowers.
C H A PT ER IV.
I'he Sea Coast—Bays, Coves, and Creeks—Plan of a Journey—
Druidical Remains—Rozel Bay, and its attractions—Boulay
Bay—its aptitude for a Naval Station—Grève de Lecq—Charming
Scenery—St. Brelade’s Bay—The ChurcRand Chapel—Rose
d’Armour—Natural Defences of Jersey—Rocks, and Rock
Scenery—Tides and Currents— Traditions.
I have as yet confined myself to the external face of
the island in the interior. I shall in this chapter
speak of those numerous, and beautiful bays, creeks,
and coves, which are peculiarly characteristic of Jersey
; and which by many, are considered its greatest
ornament.
The whole circumference of Jersey is indented by
bays, creeks, and coves, of all dimensions,—from the
wide bay whose curve measures four or five miles,
to the little creek, which measures but a few hundred
yards across the mouth; and so different are these
bays and coves from each other, not only in their
dimensions, but in their forms, and in the natural
scenery by which they are surrounded, that if the
traveller, who has but a few days to spare for the
natural beauties of the island, inquires what he must
see ? the bays, are always enumerated, as among the
objects most worthy of observation.
My advice to one who might be desirous of explo