The first day of Marek Larwood’s walk around the Guernsey Coastal Path. Starting at St. Peter Port I walked southbound to see how far I could get. Along the way, I saw the bathing pools, Clarence Battery, Fermain Bay, Moulin Huet and Petit Bot.
Here is the link to the route on Outdooractive: https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-route/guernsey-coastal-path/245487496/?share=%7Eztntahet%244ossocvx
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Shasta – Trinity – Jesse Gallagher
Swans in Flight – Asher Fulero
Marek on keyboard – Fur Elise – Beethoven
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Hi Marek. What a great episode. Looks a really beautiful place, not unlike the Isle of Wight. We've just got back from a holiday at Nodes Point. We actually saw you crossing the road whilst we were in a queue of traffic in late July, going into the Village Hall. 👍😃 Didn't see 'Sunglasses Marek' though thankfully. 🤣👍 My Dads Dad was disabled and couldn't fight in the War, so he built Spitfires in Birmingham. My Moms Dad was an Army Chef, so didn't really see much fighting action. Looking forward to the next installments. Keep up with the cracking videos. They brighten my day. 😃👍
Great video Marek, and yeah very sensible to not push too far mate.
Good luck cool dude.
Unfortunately both of my grandfathers died before I was born. One served in Egypt and Palestine during WW1 (and later blamed the 'dust' for his chest issues), the other was a gunner at Dover and then in Orkney, I think, during WW2 – my mum says he once sent them home a chicken (in the post?!) to boost their rations! Her mum (my grandma) was born on the same day her own father died, right at the start of WW1 (age 25). He's buried in Paris (he'd been sent to a red cross hospital there before he died – I discovered a few years ago that it was run by the grandfather of Christopher Guest, of Spinal Tap fame!).
I am definitely putting this on my list. Why has no one ever told me that Guernsey looks like Greece? The frames are a good touch. When Hannah and I did the Malerweg (Painters' Way) in Saxony a couple of months ago we agreed the route planners really missed a trick by not doing something like this. The walk is supposed to be famous for paintings of the scenery but there was no info about it displayed on the walk itself. I guessed 8.95 for the crab sandwich so I feel like a right mug. My dad's dad was deployed to South Georgia near the Falklands in the first world war to make maps; in WWII he was a blackout inspector in London. On my mum's side my great grandad got to sit out WWII because he was a corn miller and apparently we needed a lot of corn milled.
Hey Cool Dude, really enjoyable video and a smart move not taking on that last section of the walk so late in the day.
We've ordered the zine and plan on joining on Youtube to become double cool dudes shortly!
Looking forward to the next instalment of the walk, stay cool.
My grandfather built PT boats on the Ohio River.
Top tip. while wearing your jungle hat have the strap hang down the back of your neck rather than the front. That way you don't accidentally hang yourself while ducking under trees and such
My maternal grandfather was in the pioneer corps in the war and I was lucky enough to be given his medals when my grandmother died.
I never knew my paternal grandfather but the closest thing I had was my Nan’s brother. He helped build Mosquito fighter bombers
Greetings o cool one, I've just downloaded your digital comic strip which was laugh out loud funny in parts you literally was on board a gravy boat ! What a great idea to make a comic of your travels I look forward to further adventures, and maybe a spooky Halloween edition .stay cool 😎
Good shout on the bailout decision – getting stuck would not have been cool! Fab video as ever!
This looks a stunner of a walk, I felt your pain with those steps especially in the heat. Looking forward to the next video and reading the 'zine. Have you walked the C to C………
I appreciate the fact that you shaved for this video.
Stunning scenery. You’ve done a walk that very few will have done. Are you getting lifts to each site or is there a bus? What made you go there? My Grandad was stationed at Kandy in Ceylon in WW2. He was an army leader of men of some sort, possibly sergeant. That’s very incurious of me but then again he never talked about it.
I've just ordered a zine although possibly not a first edition since there are still 149 in stock… One of my grandfathers took part in the Arctic Convoys, delivering supplies to the USSR
Extremely cool video!!!
I live in Guernsey and you have captured the beauty of the place, really lucky to have such amazing walks and other smaller Islands on our door step like, Herm, Sark and Alderney, to be honest I take it for granted as lived here all my life but thanks for sharing with people who have probably never heard of us.
Ah… looking forward to the next one. It brought back memories of visiting Guernsey as a child in the 80s. The guesthouse owner told us that it was vital to take a map as most of the roadsigns were taken down during the war to confuse the Germans and never replaced…
Speaking of which, my grandad patrolled the seas around India during the war. "Best time of my life," he said, before catching my nan's glare and adding, "before I met your grandmother, of course."
I think one of my Grandads (only knew one of them) was a farm laborer during the war.
Living in Guernsey, I've walked from Saint Peter Port to Fermaine a number ot times. Beautiful views.
That ladder on the cliff walk goes down to an 'unofficial' nudie beach. Coming from Guernsey, my grandfather helped his dad growing vegetables which were then confiscated by the germans
My Home..😍x
There is a round the island charity walk each year which is done in a day! Friend's 86 year-old uncle did it several years. It starts and ends in town so begins with the walk that you've just shown us. So so beautiful but those steps are a killer. I actually admired you for realising you'd done enough and, as you rightly say, it's supposed to be enjoyable, not an endurance test! Thanks for showing off our beautiful island. Looking forward to the next bit!
Hey cool dude. Thanks for coming to Guernsey. There’s so much more you can walk around and see, just ask Colin. 👍😉 You really should do the west coast, leading up to sun set, it’s an awesome sight. All the best, Steve.
Come for the round the island walk. Charity event once a year when you complete the circuit in a day. Did it a few years ago in about 9 hours
Beautiful! My paternal grandfather was in the army and my maternal one was raising cattle.
What you did do cool dude looked awesome do you think you could wild camp this trail 👣 atb daz
Hello Marek! One love Cool Dudes⛴ Thank you for the effort to offer us these wonderful trips that we were also dreaming of. You are always an inspiration, you brighten our day! The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTDNGv61-Dk Stay cool! :stay-cool: :sunglasses: D.& Arpy
I am absolutely smitten by the beauty of the Guernsey landscape and want to visit the island myself. The terrain is rugged and it definitely looks like a tough walk but the views in your video are ample reason why it's worth it.
As ever I appreciate your paintings. Here's an idea. Why not auction some off to members to generate revenue for future walks and videos? I'd seriously think about buying one and placing it on my lounge wall next to my beloved signed picture of Peter Cushing.
Regarding grandparents and wartime service, my Maternal Grandfather was part of the Allied Expeditionary Force and survived the Dunkirk evacuation. He then was part of the Eighth Army and went through North Africa and Sicily with Monty. My Paternal Grandfather was an Army Surgeon and eventually ran a hospital train in France, after the Normandy invasion.
Really looking forward to the next video. Stay Cool
Nice one CD1 – just received the Guernsey Zine and highly recommend it to all dudes. What a splendid adventure it must have been,
This is an absolutely stunning walk. Really enjoyed this one.
My grandparents in ww2 were German. My grandfather drove a panzer and had a lot of PTSD that haunted him the rest of his life. My grandmother was around 7 to 10 years younger I forget, but she was a kid at the time.
I’m from Guernsey and it was cool to see how the coast of the island looks and to see someone from another place enjoy the walk too! and also to see some places I’ve been in person
Taking notes 📝 planning to do this in the Autumn
One grandad was a boy, my other drove a Sherman.
I've got a good walk you could do, but l might be leading you up the garden path.
Great video, beautiful place.
I did the charity walk around the island in one day, it was amazing