I'm another ex Tri guy - 2 years based in Alderney.. Some days would be a mere 25 mins flying, ACI-GCI-ACI, followed by beer o'clock.
Great beaches, just too cold for me.
Now I'm flying brand new shiny jets, still in the left seat, but I hark back to the days of the 40 knot fog and muddy runways and the fact that G-OCTA as it was had done some 63,000 landings and was still going strong. Amazing !!
Happy flying to all you Aurigny guys and girls.