A little of snow this morning and we actually have to scrape the car!! We head off from Saint-Malo after a visit to the Surf School on the awesome beach of Saint-Malo. A quick meeting to confirm this summer’s activities for the group. LANDRY sailing on the beautiful beach of Saint-Malo.

Then we are off to Normandie to check out the inn by way of Mont-St-Michel. On our way, we encounter a bit more snow and then a thick fog envelops the car. As we arrive to Mont St-Michel, we are still hopeful as we wait for the shuttle to take us at the foot of the Mont. This place has changed significantly since my last visit in 2007. No longer can we park close to the Mont and walk on the Passerelle. To protect the erosion, we now park quite a distance away and have to shuttle over through hotels and restaurants. The whole thing has taken a commercial air that I am not sure I enjoy. At the foot of the Landmark, we have no luck. We can barely see the first row of houses. We take a picture anyways and hop back on the shuttle to go back to the car.

We hurry over and drive the hour and a bit to make our appointment in Lion-sur-mer just past Courseulle. A great spot for our youth group this summer and very pretty beach.

The whole town seems to be closed though and we can not find anywhere to eat. We drive over to Juno Centre in Courseulle and confirm our visit, walk on the beach and take pictures of the bunkers. What a great private museum and a worthwhile reminder of all the Canadian soldiers that have given their lives for us and the history of D-Day.

We find the only restaurant open and have a nice lunch of soup, quiche and some salads. We now get settled for the longer drive back to Paris for our last night with our cousins. Again we encounter toilet without seats and even one where the women toilets is actually just a hole in the floor. We just can’t do it!!
As we drove all day today we seem to always be going in the direction of Rennes, but finally now, we part ways as we approach Paris. We text our cousin who informs us that his lovely partner has prepared us a Tartiflette (a potato dish with cream, bacon and roblechon cheese melted on top, excellent!!). Now we can’t wait. We get into Paris and find the parking lot quite easily and after a short walk over, we are greeted by a happy Victoria and her beautiful smile 🙂

They were nice enough to find us some great pâte de foie gras to take back home for my husband!!!
A lovely meal accompanied by great wine and great conversation and we are off to bed to get ready for our return flight home tomorrow.

The next day, we find our way to the airport and return the car without any problems and embark on our long journey home. A very satisfying and successful scouting trip for the youth trip this summer and at the same time, a nice visit with our cousins and fun time with my sister. All and all a wonderful trip!