Last week we flew to Jersey where we stayed at the
Maison des Landes Hotel.
Maison des Landes is a charitable trust set-up by the Lions Club of Jersey to provide holidays specifically for the disabled. The hotel is situated nine miles from St Helier on the gorse and heather covered headlands of Les Landes, with panoramic views of St Ouen's Bay and the Atlantic.
I took lots of photographs during the week which I'll be sorting out in due course. For now here are a few shots of our hotel room.
The weather was mostly unkind especially for the first part of the week but the camaraderie amongst the guests made up for that. We shared our breakfast table with Jack from Merseyside who has been coming every year since the late 70s and Margaret from Clydeside who was on her own this time but has been often before as a carer.
There was also a group of 10 people with varying disabilities from the Harrogate area looked after by five volunteer carers organised by
Breakaway Holidays; a one-legged woman from West London; a lady with MS who'd brought her sister for a change and several other couples and individuals.
The wheelchair we had hired for the week kept losing power after only a short time, despite appearing fully-charged. The splendid hotel staff though did their best to mitigate the effects of the problem. We were taken out on day trips to different parts of the island, the routes and destinations tailored to account for the weather and the preferences of guests.
All in all we had a lovely time and I'll be sharing some of the highlights in subsequent posts.
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Great post for the M Day and what a lovely place! Sounds as though you had a great time! Thanks for sharing it with us! Enjoy the rest of your week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Nice to see you both safely back :-)
ReplyDeleteI envy you a trip to such a place.
Now we are away, but only to our cottage.
Nice to see you both safely back :-)
ReplyDeleteI envy you a trip to such a place.
Now we are away, but only to our cottage.
How lovely to be able to get away for a break - looks like everything is convenient and comfortable -
ReplyDeleteGood service and caring staff can make difficulties melt away; glad you seem to experience that.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteMy Wife had a holiday in Jersey before we met & raves about the place :>)
Sounds like you had a nice holiday away for a few days. It is so nice to meet old friends and make new friends. What a fun time you must have had. It doesn't sound like the bad weather dampened your fun to much, which is always good to hear.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very sweet hotel room but I'm sorry you had the problem with the wheelchair. What a disappointment. I hope it didn't spoil the fun too much.
ReplyDeleteOn behalf of the team, thanks for taking part in ABC Wednesday this week! :)
What a lovely place. So glad the Hotel was helpful with your wheel chair problems.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great trip in spite of the weather.
This is good to know about, Gerald. We can't do vacations anymore. That's why I love your photographs. I get to go to England every day for a stroll. Thanks, Man.
ReplyDeleteGood choice for M-post! Sounds like a nice hotel to spend some time. Beautiful surroundings too. You seem to have had a good time too.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Anna
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