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Thursday
June 12th
We
began with a leisurely breakfast (are not all French breakfasts
leisurely?) A room inspection after breakfast followed and we then
boarded the coaches for a 9:45 departure.
A
forty-minute drive down the coast bought us to the car park on the
opposite side of the bay to Mont St Michel. There we met our guide
and prepared for the walk. We took off any footwear and slapped
on lots of sun cream. Those with hats wore them (they are easier
to spot then if they fall into the quicksand!)
We
set at 11:00 with our party of 100 and a further 100 made up of
school children and tourists. There were guides at the front, middle
and back of the party as we ambled across the vast bay towards the
rock.
The
sand texture changed many times on the journey. There was sandy
sand, squelchy sand, sticky sand, sludgy sand and brownie sand.
The brownie sand is like a chocolate brownie - a crisp surface but
soft in the middle!
We
headed in an arc towards the other rocky island of the bay, Tomblaine.
Finally we ended at the foot of Mont St Michel. We headed in and
got our rather muddy and sandy feet hosed down. We then headed to
the car park where our coaches had driven round and collected our
lunch. All were ravenous and ate bread, meat, cheese and fresh fruit.
This was all washed down with water and orange juice.
A
short toilet break followed where Mr Greenfield negotiated a party
rate for the toilets a 'group pee discount'.
We
then climbed the 300 or so steps up through the ramparts to the
Abbey at the top. The climb was well worth it though as we had commanding
views across the bay from the Abbey and its surrounding gardens.
Copious photos were taken and then we started the walk down through
the narrow streets back to the base. Children compared the narrow
streets to Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter films.
A
tasty snack of brioche and water followed and then the trip back
to Granville. Back at the centre, ice cream was the order of the
day. A fantastic dinner followed of pizza, fish, prawns and fresh
pineapples.
The
evening was spent finishing our diaries and later a disco for those
that still had any energy left!
Again
the weather has been fantastic today - lots of sun and a light breeze.
Children's
Comments
Joe
'I enjoyed the walk across the mud, it squidged all through my toes.
Tomorrow
we invade England. |
