Wednesday 20th September 2017, 2.40pm (day 2,218)
St Malo is on the northern coast of France, close to where the coast of Brittany takes a turn to the north and becomes Normandy. The old town is behind a complete ring of 17th century fortifications built to defend against the nasty English and Dutch. The tidal range here is extensive, some 45 feet between high tide and low; the broad beach you see here is completely covered by several feet of water twice a day.
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Lovely place, famously the first time napalm was used in warfare was in St Malo in 1944 by the Americans.
Not the greatest claim to fame! I believe much of the old town (seen in the shot behind the ramparts) is actually a rebuild after WW2