SARK ATTACK

OK, I'll admit it. When the darkly clad man jumped off the back of the tractor right in front of me and grabbed a shotgun, I did the only thing I knew how to do in an emergency. I panicked. 

After all, I was alone on a deserted road, on foot, just metres away from him.

The fact that this was Sark – peaceful little, feudal and friendly little, crime rate zero little Sark – didn't enter my mind – even though I had seen the minuscule lockup just that afternoon and learned how the rare offenders on this tiny island may be detained for only 48 hours before being toted off to the larger Channel Island of Guernsey. Regardless, I hit red-alert.

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This article continues with details of this remote and quiet island and  includes information on accommodation provided, local food and cuisine, things to do and see.

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Down that quiet side road I saw my life flash in front of me as the man raised the gun and aimed. I considered shouting ‘Haro, Haro, Haro!’ but it was too late.

He fired into the bushes at the side of the road. So! Just a bird or a rabbit was his intended victim. Then, oblivious to my perceived near-death experience, he simply hopped back onto the tractor and trundled away down the dusty road.

As I released my breath, I reminded myself this was Sark, after all. There would be no bullet wounds to show for my visit here, of course – but the memory of this tiny chip of land from another age had definitely marked me for life – it had burned in deep an incurable desire to return.

©Sally Hammond 2006

Picture Credits: ©Gordon Hammond 2006

(Sally and Gordon Hammond travelled as guests of  VisitBritian)

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