St.Michel to St.Michel to Neufchatel

Sunday 7th September

We left St.Michel-Chef-Chef this morning in glorious sunshine and with loads of people already on the beach, most of them collecting moules out on the rocks and in the shallow water.

 There was also a constant stream of cars approaching the area, once we were on the main road - perhaps this was a good day to leave.  Before we crossed the bridge over the Loire estuary at St. Nazaire, we drove to a viewpoint so we could record our arrival at the end of the river.

Then we came north to the village of Courtils, very close to Mont St.Michel - so beginning our journey home.  This was another beautiful site (cheap because of ACSI in September) with a lovely pool to relax in.

 Our evening stroll took us to the edge of the marshland on the coast path, with a great view of the Mont in the evening haze and setting sun.

Monday 8th September

We covered more miles today - quite a bit cooler, but still sunny - and have stopped at one of our favourite transit sites in Normandy, at Neufchatel-en-Bray.  The owner takes enormous pride in keeping the site in pristine condition.  Most sites by September, have a lot of worn-out grass, leaves starting to fall and hedges getting a bit overgrown.  Here though, every blade of grass is a bright green and the hedges and trees trimmed to perfection.  The photo shows us about to eat our last home-cooked dinner this trip - we plan to eat at the site restaurant tomorrow, our last
night before home.