Constuction of Mont-Saint-Michel began in 708 after St. Aubert, bishop of Avranches, saw the archangel Michael in three dreams. The pre-Romanesque church was built before the year one thousand and work on the abbey continued until the 18th century. 
Here is Max with his parents, standing near a ledge of the abbey. There was nothing to obstruct the view, and therefore nothing to stop any of the wind!
The abbey stands alone on the horizon, connected to the mainland by a 2-mile causeway. It is surrounded by a vast mudflat, which is actually pretty slippery, trust me. For hermit monks seeking solitude, Mont-Saint-Michel was about as isolated as you could get. 
Love your last two posts: it's exactly the trip I had 12 years ago! Do they still have the weird pay toilets at Mont St. Michel?
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