Day 5 - Mont St. Michel

Thurs 9th April

I´m quickly running out of time at this internet cafe, so this entry is going to be a very quick one!

Mont St. Michel is just a few hours down the road from Normandy and feels like you´re stepping into a fantasy land, with a touch of Disney. An 11th century abbey and cathedral have been precariously perched atop a large boulder in the middle of the bay, which at low tide you can easily walk around its base to snap photos. But beware of the many warning signs about the incoming tides, as the rock is almost completely surrounded by water at high tide.

We arrived just in time to set up camp about a 10 minute cycle from the rock. Quite a stroke of luck, as the hotels in this area appear to be pretty pricey and much further away than our campsite! We even had a view of the abbey on the walk back from the toilets!

The abbey itself has a historical tour, but unfortunately the rest of the site is mostly a tourist attraction. The steep winding road to the abbey & cathedral are built to resemble an 11th century village, but the shops are filled with the usual tourist bric-a-brac and creperie shops. A bit of a disappointment, but not all that surprising I suppose.

Check out the rest of the photo album for some of Bevan´s supreme shots.