St Helier; Sunday, 01 December, 2002

Sundays in December without a car are not a good idea on Jersey.

I looked at the map and found lots of places I would like to visit, then I consulted the bus timetable and found that you couldn't get to any of them.

The only place that I could get to was Jersey Zoo so I went out there and was very impressed.

The last time I had visited a Zoo was in Budapest and there the animals were in tiny cages and showing serious signs of mental health problems.

In Jersey the two zoo's couldn't have been more different. Large enclosures gave the animals lots of space to move around in and there were no animals rooted to the spot rocking backwards and forwards that there had been in Budapest.

The zoo has a recommended walking route that allows you to see all the animals and consequently doesn't make it feel as busy as some other zoos do.

Jersey zoo is possibly the only zoo in the world that has Dodo's... If only on top of the pillars into the car park.

After the Zoo it was time to return back into St Hellier, Check out of the hotel and get a cab back to the airport and home.