Motoring aboard . S S « •« s? ^ o -«: K S) u ^ Sl e -w c «. chapter Si^t Mont ^t Mitf)tl anb tfteaaoab to ^t iWalo chapter Jfitie ®nv VisAt to ilont ^t. iMicfjel anb tfte Boaii to ^t jKlalo AS all roads lead to Rome so all roads in/-\ this part of France lead to Mont It is the one great tourist andexcursion center to-day, as it was the one greatcitadel of ancient times. The Mont has beenso often described that almost every one isfamiliar with its strategic position and its par-ticular appearance. In the early times it wasapproached only by boat, except at low tide,but to-day the tri
Motoring aboard . S S « •« s? ^ o -«: K S) u ^ Sl e -w c «. chapter Si^t Mont ^t Mitf)tl anb tfteaaoab to ^t iWalo chapter Jfitie ®nv VisAt to ilont ^t. iMicfjel anb tfte Boaii to ^t jKlalo AS all roads lead to Rome so all roads in/-\ this part of France lead to Mont It is the one great tourist andexcursion center to-day, as it was the one greatcitadel of ancient times. The Mont has beenso often described that almost every one isfamiliar with its strategic position and its par-ticular appearance. In the early times it wasapproached only by boat, except at low tide,but to-day the trip is made over the superbcauseway constructed across the two miles ofsand bar at an enormous cost, and at low tideor high tide the Mont may be reached now withequal ease and comfort. The tide has a riseand fall here of from forty to fifty feet and thebeach slopes so gradually that the water recedesfrom eight to twelve miles. When the tidecomes in it comes with such speed that it is 55 otortns ^broab unsafe to venture far out upon the innocent-looking san
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