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I had a very romantic viewpoint about Sark. It was a place I had always wanted to visit. Being a very poor sleeper the idea of going to an island bereft of traffic and street lighting sounded like the perfect escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got off the ferry about 4pm, it was a bright and sunny day\nand the horse drawn carriage was charming, taking the six new visitors to their\nchosen accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I was going to a small B and B and I was the second person\nto leave the carriage which was a shame as I would have loved an insight into\nthe island.  I knew the island was very\nsmall only around two square miles and that there was a small population of\naround five hundred souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was shown my room by a very friendly lady called Carol,\nwhere I quickly unpacked and refreshed myself and was invited for tea and\nsandwiches in the kitchen. I said that I wanted to go for a quick walk to\nstretch my legs before the evening fell, so armed with  my trusty torch and map off I went with her\nadvice to not take too long as the night falls fast here, ringing in my ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sense of direction being sadly lacking in my talents, and\nobviously the intelligence to take advice,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had meant to turn back once the light began to change. I\nknew that the island was known as a dark island, no street lights etc, but the\ndark came down so fast that it threw me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked at my watch and knew that I had only walked for\njust over an hour, had been meandering along enjoying the bird song and gardens\nalong the way. I knew I wasn\u2019t too far from my temporary home but I totally\npanicked. The silence and dark was so disconcerting. The sight of the stars in\na sky so black was the most amazing sight I have ever seen, but at the same\ntime I was terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave myself a good talking to, laughed at myself turned\naround and tried to walk back in the same direction, only faster. I got back to\nmy accommodation much quicker. When I saw Carol, and told her what had happened\nshe just laughed and said that happens to everyone on their first night. She\nsaid once you have got accustomed to the island in the daytime, that I would be\nwalking around in the night as if it were light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And do you know what, she was right. I came away from there\na more confident, well rested, happier person than I was when I arrived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s magic!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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