St Michael's Mount

UKPENMtStMichael4 2014-06-01 10.01.26  Francisco and Bill with St. Michael's Mount in the background.  high tide 2014-06-01 10.02.15  Francisco and a fellow tourer, Mauricio, waiting for the boat. You take a boat  at high tide, and you can walk back at low tide 2014-06-01 10.19.44  Here's one of the boats going over to St. Michael's Mount 2014-06-01 10.26.50  St. Michael's Mount from the boat UKPENMtStMichael5 UKPENMtStMichael6  The Romans called it the Isle of Ictis, but it was named after St. Michael who appeared here in 495 UKPENMtStMichael7
2014-06-01 10.50.45  Blue Jacket, a Pirate of Penzance! UKPENMtStMichael8 UKPENMtStMichaelBW UKPENMtStMichaelCastlePanoUpd UKPENMtStMichael9 UKPENMtStMichael11 UKPENStMichaelMtCloseUP UKPENMtStMichael3
2014-06-01 10.31.29  On the island 2014-06-01 12.04.16  The stone heart in the pathway 2014-06-01 10.55.18  Francisco 2014-06-01 10.57.17  In this picture you can see the underwater causeway which is walkable at low tide 2014-06-01 11.02.01 2014-06-01 11.06.31 2014-06-01 11.10.23 2014-06-01 11.13.57  the garden from above
2014-06-01 11.13.29 2014-06-01 11.15.57 2014-06-01 11.27.19  Francisco 2014-06-01 11.27.34 2014-06-01 11.29.04  Formal parlor 2014-06-01 11.30.01  Picture of Queen Elizabeth signing a document in this room UKPENMtStMichaelBW2  Bill touching (barely) the chair Queen Elizabeth sat upon 2014-06-01 11.04.33
2014-06-01 11.36.28 England, 2014 060114 4332  Francisco and Bill enjoying the pretty day England, 2014 060114 4334  Bill, Francisco, Mauricio from Colombia who was in our tour group 2014-06-01 11.48.55  People are waiting on both sides to walk across 2014-06-01 11.49.11  This lady couldn't wait, so rolled up her pants and started walking 2014-06-01 12.10.19  Now more people are crossing UKPENMtStMichael12 2014-06-01 12.26.07  Please, we beg you!
2014-06-01 12.51.08  Shells on the causeway England, 2014 060114 4330  It was our friend's birthday while here, so we sent a greeting