Mont St. Michel is 900+ year old abbey built on a rock off the coast of Normandy. It's a beautiful and a popular tourist destination so it was on our list of places to visit.
Unfortunately for us the French farmers had been on strike this week by blocking various roadways with their tractors and trucks. We were blocked earlier in the week but figured out a detour courtesy of our our Garmin and by following a few locals. The road blocks were more challenging on our trip to Mont Saint-Michel as they blocked the only two ways into the site which required us to park on the side of the road three miles away and walk in. We were able to catch a shuttle bus after walking a mile past the roadblocks.
A good reminder for us about those unpredictable strikes! A 3 mile hike in?
ReplyDeletewe were ready for the 3 mile hike...but after we hiked a mile and crossed the blockade, we discovered the shuttle buses were running so we were able to get a ride for the last two miles!
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