Show Fastest and Strongest Tides One of the fastest and strongest tides in the world ebbs and flows oil off Mont St. St Michel in Brittany among the chief natural curiosities and ancient monuments of France inspiring Awe-inspiring with wilh a deep moan- moan moanIng moaning moaning Ing sound heard for miles the un un- unbelievable unbelievable un- un unbelievable believable force and speed of the sea rushes back over the eight miles it has receded at ebb tide and transforms within n a few moments about square miles of ocean bed from a desert of sand into a mighty ocean The highest tides of the year occur before the spring and autumn equinox when the Mont is entirely surrounded by water but through through- throughout out the year at the new and espe espe- especially especially especially the full moon Natures Nature's dra dra- dramatic dramatic dramatic matic spectacle takes place The granite islet of Mont St. St Michel rises SO feet surrounded with medieval walls and towers above which rise the street one-street the quaint houses of village with the spires of the an an- ancient ancient ancient and beautiful Gothic abbey and castle piercing the clear blue sky |