A very cold and misty start to our day, as we started the 3 mile walk, a very pleasant riverside walkway, to visit Mont St Michel, so much so that we had to layer up and the Mont wasn’t visible until we were nearly at the causeway….

By the time we got there though it was full sunshine and very warm and incredibly busy…

So much so that the tiny narrow streets were full of visitors – it reminded me of the Alley in Harry Potter – and poor Tilly was totally overwhelmed and needed carrying! I knew we would not be able to visit the main castle on the top (not dog friendly) so instead of battling our way around the crowded shops and bars we took advantage of the low tide and wandered around the outside of the Mont, marvelling at the amazing architecture and engineering feat of its construction before making our way back against the flow of the crowds still arriving…

We were very hot and bothered by the time we got back so took a moment to rehydrate and change – the shorts are back! Before setting off to our first beach in Brittany – Plage de Cherrueix….

Not really a sandy beach more crunching our way over millions of broken shells on what I think is really salt marshes or meadows, like much of the surrounding land – we watched awhile at the children hurtling around on Kite carts….

Our last stop of the day was a couple of miles along the coast at a Camping Car Park Aire in Hirel where, after parking up we went for a late afternoon stroll across the salt meadow to the shoreline (though a long way from the sea) and enjoyed watching a couple of horses and carts galloping along and further along another Kite Carting session going on….

Thoughts of the day:

• You wouldn’t really want to spend the day on one of these beaches but they are ideal for walking on at low tide – probably a bit messy / impassible at high tide or after a wet spell.
• I wonder if there is ever a quiet time to visit Mont St Michel?
• Surprisingly these salt meadows seem to be quite fertile as there are fields and fields of vegetables being grown and sold locally

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 19
• Miles walked – 10
• Beaches – 2
• Aire – £11.38 with EHU