Mount St. Michael is located in France and when the tide goes out it becomes part of the land, but when the tide comes in it becomes an island. This is due to an earthquake in 725 which caused a tidal wave that wiped out everything in front of it except Mount St. Michael and caused it to become a island when the tide was in, and a part of the land when the tide was out. The monks were thankful to god for saving them so the turned from farming to fishing. Over the years the abbey grew bigger and more Pilgrims flocked to it and pretty soon the island was full of people. One story about the abbey is about a English captain who was trying to take the abbey noticed a basket that hauled up food and supplies to monks in the abbey and thought that if he could befriend some monks he could get them to haul up some of his men who would then open the gates and let the army in. He manged to befriend five monks who were going to pull the soldiers up to the roof. But fortunately the commander of the abbey-garrison found out the plot and killed the five monks and continued to pull the basket up himself. The soldiers unaware of what had just happened continued to climb into the basket. As soon as the basket reached the top the monk killed the man inside of it and let it back down again. The captain of the English army waited for the gates to open but they never did, and then the tide came in and they were forced to retreat. As they did the captain wondered why his soldiers had not opened the gate and as he looked at the mountain he knew the tragic answer.
This is what Mount St. Michael looks like when the tide is out.
This is what Mount St. Michael looks like when the tide is in.
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