| Thursday, 23 July, 2026 |
| I had a half days leave, so after finishing work at lunchtime I packed my bag and headed over to Heathrow in the comfort of a mid-afternoon rather than rush-hour journey… |
| Friday, 24 July, 2026 |
| I was one of the first people down for breakfast in the morning, arriving about 10 minutes after service had started and the buffet was still fully stocked… |
| Saturday, 25 July, 2026 |
| I had a relatively early start to grab breakfast whilst it was quiet and so I could take in more of the island before the arrival of the day-trippers around 13:00… |
| Sunday, 26 July, 2026 |
| Another early breakfast, though on this occasion mostly because checkout time from the room was 10:30… |
| Monday, 27 July, 2026 |
| The timing of the ferry from Helgoland always meant it wouldn’t be possible to get a flight back on the Sunday evening… |