Literally, time has stopped on Sark. (Island of Sark)

Member Name: Sark-asm

Product:	Island of Sark
Date:	26/08/08 (351 review reads)
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Advantages: You can walk the island in a day.

Disadvantages: The shops close for lunch.

We wanted to experience the stress free style of living on Sark and arrived at around 10.45am. Opting for an exploration on foot, which is easily achievable in the few hours you have on the Island, our only disappointment was to discover that the shops, as few as they are, close for an hour at lunchtime. With the ferry due to leave after 3.00pm the 'visitors' are on the Island for some five hours maximum and the place comes to a standstill. Stress free, yes. Civilised, I'm not sure. Perhaps the happy Islanders do not need the income from tourism. However, undeterred, I have since tried to buy an item on line only for the web site not to be recognised. The telephone is not answered no matter what time of day any night you call and yet only three weeks ago, whilst there, the shop existed. They say that Sark can be stress free and a place where time has stood still but do they have to take it so literally?

Summary: Been there, seen it, can't get to buy the t-shirt