A YISIT TO JETHOU. 



JUNE 25th, 1890. 

 (Read before the Society by Mr. G. T. DERRICK, July 8th, 1890). 



The Midsummer holiday offered a favourable oppor- 

 tunity for examining one of the outlying islands of the 

 bailiwick, and as a visit had already been paid to Herm at 

 about the same season, it was decided that Jethou should 

 this time receive the attention of the Society. Mr. Austin 

 Lee was good enough to give permission to the members to 

 go over the island, and the Rescue was specially chartered 

 for the occasion. Although some were deterred from joining 

 the excursion by the idea that there was nothing of sufficient 

 importance there to repay a visit, and the foggy weather on 

 the morning of the 25th of June frightened others, yet above 

 forty members and friends started on board the Rescue at 

 11.30 a.m. The weather was improving, but the fog had not 

 lifted sufficiently to make it safe to attempt to thread the 

 intricacies of the Percee, so our captain steered direct for 

 the bold cliffs on the south-west of the island, and after a 

 short run, the announcement, " There is the island, Sir," 

 made the passengers look ahead, to see a most interesting, 

 -peculiar, and picturesque spectacle : the rocky outline of the 

 cliffs appeared as the side of a snow- covered mountain or an 

 iceberg looming through the fog. 



A few minutes later, the anchor was let drop, and pre- 

 parations made for landing. A favourable spot having been 

 selected, the whole party was put ashore at the base of the 

 cliff, then having climbed to the track encircling the island, 

 each one proceeded to pass the time according to his own 

 inclination. 



On the occasion of our visit, the lifting of the fog 

 produced specially interesting effects. From the high level, 

 shortly after landing, the top of Berhon Tower and the Vale 



