A quiet lane on Guernsey. Most roads and streets are very narrow, bordered by stone walls, earthen embankments, or hedgerows.

Afternoon tea with Guernsey cream. The milk of Guernsey cows has a high percentage of beta-carotene, giving it a rich golden colour, and delicious taste!

Guernsey enjoys a mild climate, with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures, due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. In the past, many greenhouses grew flowers for the markets in England and Europe. Growth is lush and varied, with lots of wild flowers in the hedgerows.

George looks right at home in his flat cap!

The Golden Guernsey Goat is an endangered breed, but the Girard family are working to increase the numbers and raise the profile of this unique breed.

The traditional Guernsey architecture is similar to that of Normandy, where the first settlers came from.

Two young goats on the Girard farm.

A group of young Guernsey heifers on Ray Watts' farm.

A traditional house from a large estate.

We spent a very pleasant week at the Barbarie Hotel, named for the Barbary Pirates who onced plied the waters of the channel islands.

Peter and Mandy Girard have one the last viable herds of Golden Guernsey Goats. Mandy makes goat cheeses and sells them from the farm and at Farmer's Markets on the island.

No other breeds of cows are allowed onto the island, so the Guernsey cow has never been compromised by inter-breeding with other breeds. The breed has remained pure on Guernsey for centuries. The Guernsey is known for its gentle nature, and production of rich, golden milk.  It has all the positive attributes of a dairy cow. It is only the high butter-fat production that in our modern "low-fat" world has caused the Guernsey cow to lose popularity. Butter from Guernsey milk is rich, delicious and almost blindingly yellow!

The roads and laneways of Guernsey are narrow and twisting, making it inadvisable for tourists to rent a car for getting around. There is a great bus system, and walking is a joy on Guernsey.

The Golden Guernsey goat with its long golden coat. Though the Guernsey goat milk is not yellow like the cows milk, it is very rich in butterfat.

A traditional Guernsey cottage, built in the long low Normandy style.

View over St. Peter Port, the main town on Guernsey.

Guernsey heifer in a paddock. The fields are very small and bordered by hedges, earthen banks or walls, as was common in medieval times.

Guernsey has many beautiful beaches, and the sunny warm climate attracts many holiday-makers. This is a view of the North coast.

A Guernsey greeting, through the fence.