Days Off

It might be an appropriate time to mention days off here.  We haven't had any public holidays since early January, but that's about to change in a big way...

We have a four day weekend this weekend for Easter (even for those of us that - um- only know when Easter is coming based on the amount of candy on display in the stores).  I'm taking the ferry to St. Malo in France for the weekend.  Hopefully, more on that later.

Next weekend is now also a four day weekend thanks to a couple of people named William and Kate that can't seem to get married on a Saturday like the rest of us.  We get Friday off for their wedding (watching is optional), and then Monday is a "bank holiday."  They don't seem to bother naming their days off after some famous historical figure.  I guess all of the bankers need a day off to spend their hard earned bonuses.

The following weekend is a three day weekend as the 9th of May is Liberation Day, marking the day that Guernsey was liberated from German occupation at the end of World War II.

Unfortunately, it's then a little draught until another bank holiday at the end of the summer.  After that, I think we have to wait until Christmas and Boxing Day (26th of December) at the end of the year. 

To fill in the gaps, I guess I can work on my 5+ weeks of vacation.