Mont Saint-Michel

We had a long journey on the coach to Mont Saint-Michel. On arrival we were allowed to look at the shops for half an hour to buy souvenirs before we had a tour around the sands. There were massive patches of quicksand which we really got stuck into! Max had a passion for jellyfish - he picked at least five up. The guide talked us through how the two islands were used in different ways. Some of us had taken our shoes and socks off to walk in the quicksand and so suffered the consequence when crossing the hard jagged rocks.

We then went all the way to the top of the steep hill and went to the church which was built on top. We looked at the view from the top and we got shushed by a French woman. It was amazing how it was built on top of the jagged island. We looked around the crypt and saw how the pillars played an important role in supporting the church. There was a room with a massive wheel for bringing up supplies - it felt like it was underground even though it had a great view of the island.

We went back to the market to have another look around and Jonny lost his tooth by eating Churros but they were lovely! Then we walked back to the bus and had another long drive back to the chateau.

Josh nearly died at dinnertime from eating snails and frogs' legs with sauce. Some of us found them delicious - especially Jonny!

Ayo, Jonny, Josh and Benedict