St Malo

St Malo, largest marina in France

Jacque Cartier, Canada's Columbus

Tomb

Cruise Ships and Cat Ferries call this home

We are testing the resolve of our riding without rain. Today when we awoke it was pouring very heavy but by breakfast it had reduced to a drizzle and finally stopped. We headed out to St Malo in some very cool conditions, overcast but no rain, so the record is still intact.

St Malo has apparently the largest marina in France, and we are staying right in the centre of the old city. Buried here is Jacque Cartier, who sailed to Canadian shores first in 1535 from St. Malo. Born a year before Columbus discovered America, he is responsible for discovering the St Lawrence river and seaway to the Great Lakes.

St Malo is also a cruise destination, each day the cruise ships come in and drop off day passengers, then collect them in the evening and set sail again. They wander the old city ‘tourist’ areas but aren’t able to venture further. Fougere is just 60 kms away, with it’s wonderful chateau but unless there is a bus tour to there they stay pretty close.

The tides come in and out quite quickly here and we watched as the National fort became accessible only 1 hr after it had ½ mile of water between it and the main city.

Fort Nationale