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| Mont St. Michel |
Managed to get TW up early for trip through the tunnel. The M25 is great at 5 in the morning but not TW. Anyway, we arrived early so the nice people at Eurotunnel put us on an earlier train. Perfect ride through, didn't see any fishes, and time to put the GB sticker on and have some breakfast. Headed off down the Normandy coast. Stopped in Trouville for a lunchtime baguette by the sea.
Trouville hasn't changed much since I was last here in 1975 on a bike trip. Its posher neighbour, Deauville, stilled looked as smart as I remember.
Pushed on towards Mont St Michel. I had booked us into a Formule 1 motel but TW had a funny tummy and she did not like the idea of walking down the corridor for the WC and shower. So my 60th birthday next morning was celebrated in the relative luxury of an Ibis Hotel. TW brought along some cards and presents so that was fun. After a good breakfast we headed for Mont St Michel. Managed to beat the crowds for a quick tour of the ramparts.
Its a good deal bigger than our St. Michaels Mount in Cornwall but then size is not everything. It is lovely and quite atmospheric on a June morning with the mist rolling in over the estuary. The tide was out but we did not go for a walk on the mud. Apparently the incoming tide can outrun a galloping horse so not the place for a couple of channel hoppers to take an early morning stroll. There are hotels and restaurants on 'Le Mont' as well as the Abbey. It would be a neat place to stay if finances allowed. So our touristing done for the day, we headed for Carnac on the South Coast of Brittany. Checked into our Apartment and headed for the Plage for snooze. TW bought me nice meal in the evening. Its not so tough being 60 so far.........
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