I woke up on my last morning in Guernsey in my nice hotel room, to the sound of gentle rain, took my time getting up and showered and ready, then went down to breakfast. Of course there was the usual continental buffet spread and the menu for cooked breakfasts; the latter included smoked haddock with poached eggs. Yummm. I asked for that, and some brown toast.
I think the waitress thought it was a bit odd that I didn't go and get something from the buffet while waiting for it. That's something I have always done (and most people probably do) when visiting hotels where breakfast is included or a pre-paid set price, because there's a wider variety of options available than you have at home, and you can have as much as you like. But recently I've noticed myself doing that, and think it's not a very healthy or good thing to do, and a food-philosophy book I read recently talked about this too, so this time I decided to have the savoury before the sweet, appreciate that, give it time to settle, then decide if I need or want more to eat.
The smoked haddock with poached eggs was indeed yummm. As was the toast - good bread, and great, soft butter. I'm a sucker for good bread and good butter, I love it. (And to think, I used to hate butter, and refuse to have it in my sandwiches for school, or on toast, or anything. I am glad I've grown out of my childhood dislikes for certain foodstuffs!) I ate slowly and enjoyed it, looking out the window at the terrace and the sea, then did go to get some fruit and a small Danish pastry from the continental buffet.
After finishing, I went upstairs, got my things together, checked out and spent my last few hours on the island sitting on the beach in the sun. At 1pm I got the bus into town and went to the ferry terminal. Sad to be leaving, but having had a really lovely few days. I will definitely go back, if not this year then certainly next spring. :)
What a great compilation of blogs Laura. Really enjoyed reading them as always. I've never really been taken by Lobster but your description has made me rethink that and perhaps I'll try it again one day, but only at a good seafood restaurant.
ReplyDelete.....and it's perfectly acceptable to enjoy your home made cooking more than restaurant fayre. I'm sure we all make things at home sometimes that restaurants just don't match up to - because you make them how you like them. Your pancakes are obviously one of those.
I'm a bit surprised about the wet weather you had. We were at the Ramblin' Man Fair in Kent at that time, and it was blisteringly hot all weekend, without a cloud in the sky!
I enjoyed reading them and look forward to the next one.
xx