Gabriel M.A.
Carte Postale à Moi – II
If someone were to send me a post card from Mont-Saint-Michel, I hope it would be one like this. A flicker of salty air whipping sea grasses, an expanse of open sky full of sea breezes and a promise of sunshine. I hope it would be like this, though it could be another.
Because you may not know that there are two Monts-Saint-Michel — two St Michael’s Mounts. Both lie across a causeway. I have walked to one and sailed a rough swirling sea to the other. I have jostled the crowds on one and found a sheltered picnic spot on the other. I have loved them both like brothers.
From a certain spot on the coast on either side of the English channel — La Manche, you can stare at Mont-Saint-Michel — St Michael’s Mount and not know if it is one or the other until you remember that your feet are firmly planted on English soil or la terre français.
Drive west — ouest along the coast on each side and you will find that there are two Cornwalls — deux Cornouailles. Trace their outlines on the map — they are sisters just as Mont-Saint-Michel and St Michael’s Mount are brothers.
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