Tidal Causeways
 

My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.

Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.

I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?

tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>
>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>
>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?

There are some in France.
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Martin

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>
>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>
>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>
> There are some in France.

You couldn't be more specific?

tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:57 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>
>>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>
>>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>
>> There are some in France.
>
>You couldn't be more specific?

There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name. There are tidal routes
across bays in the same area - Cote d'Amor.
--

Martin

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

Martin a �crit :
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>
>> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>
>> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>
> There are some in France.
Noirmoutier island passage du Gois

http://www.ile-noirmoutier.com/tourisme-english.cfm
http://maree.frbateaux.net/122

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

"JuanElorza" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Martin a écrit :
>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>> <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>
>>> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>
>>> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>
>> There are some in France.
> Noirmoutier island passage du Gois
>
> http://www.ile-noirmoutier.com/tourisme-english.cfm
> http://maree.frbateaux.net/122

Perhaps I am being picky, but it isn't necessary to use
this route, there's a perfectly good alternative, 24 hour,
route to the island.

thanks all the same

tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?

I doubt there is any in the world that *needs* to be driven to
(the population at one end would have be entirely composed of
paraplegics) but you *can* drive between Colonsay and Oronsay
at low tide - not a causeway, it's a natural beach.

Might just be able to get from Mull to Erraid in a 4WD. I've
never heard of anybody doing it.

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Re: Tidal Causeways
 

tim..... <[email protected]> wrote:

> "JuanElorza" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Martin a �crit :
> >> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
> >> <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
> >>>
> >>> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
> >>> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
> >>>
> >>> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
> >>> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
> >>> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
> >>
> >> There are some in France.
> > Noirmoutier island passage du Gois
> >
> > http://www.ile-noirmoutier.com/tourisme-english.cfm
> > http://maree.frbateaux.net/122
>
> Perhaps I am being picky, but it isn't necessary to use
> this route, there's a perfectly good alternative, 24 hour,
> route to the island.

And you can walk to Lindisfarne Island, via the Pilgrim's Path...

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Re: Tidal Causeways
 

"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:57 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>>
>>>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>>
>>>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>>
>>> There are some in France.
>>
>>You couldn't be more specific?
>
> There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name. There are tidal
> routes
> across bays in the same area - Cote d'Amor.

My map shows none of these.

I've found one at Baie de Morlaix (Ile Callot).

I scoured the whole of the Med coastline and not found a single one :-)

There's one across the bay (river mouth?) at St Martin, but I don't think
that counts as neither end is an island.

Ah found another, at Ile Madame

tim


tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> tim..... <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "JuanElorza" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Martin a écrit :
>> >> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>> >> <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>> >>>
>> >>> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>> >>> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>> >>>
>> >>> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>> >>> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>> >>> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>> >>
>> >> There are some in France.
>> > Noirmoutier island passage du Gois
>> >
>> > http://www.ile-noirmoutier.com/tourisme-english.cfm
>> > http://maree.frbateaux.net/122
>>
>> Perhaps I am being picky, but it isn't necessary to use
>> this route, there's a perfectly good alternative, 24 hour,
>> route to the island.
>
> And you can walk to Lindisfarne Island, via the Pilgrim's Path...

Perhaps I should have specified "with a fully made up road that
they expect you to drive across in a normal car"


tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:47:21 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

>tim..... <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "JuanElorza" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Martin a �crit :
>> >> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>> >> <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>> >>>
>> >>> Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>> >>> there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>> >>>
>> >>> I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>> >>> St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>> >>> others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>> >>
>> >> There are some in France.
>> > Noirmoutier island passage du Gois
>> >
>> > http://www.ile-noirmoutier.com/tourisme-english.cfm
>> > http://maree.frbateaux.net/122
>>
>> Perhaps I am being picky, but it isn't necessary to use
>> this route, there's a perfectly good alternative, 24 hour,
>> route to the island.
>
>And you can walk to Lindisfarne Island, via the Pilgrim's Path...

Sorry, walking and swimming don't count.
--

Martin

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:57:18 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:57 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected] ...
>>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>>>
>>>>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>>>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>>>
>>>>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>>>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>>>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>>>
>>>> There are some in France.
>>>
>>>You couldn't be more specific?
>>
>> There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name. There are tidal
>> routes
>> across bays in the same area - Cote d'Amor.
>
>My map shows none of these.

Odd since I used them regularly.

Which map are you using?

They are visible with http://www.geoportail.fr/5061750/visu2D/voir.htm
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Martin

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:57:18 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:57 +0100, "tim....."
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email protected] m...
>>>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>>>>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>>>>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>>>>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>>>>
>>>>> There are some in France.
>>>>
>>>>You couldn't be more specific?
>>>
>>> There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name. There are tidal
>>> routes
>>> across bays in the same area - Cote d'Amor.
>>
>>My map shows none of these.
>
> Odd since I used them regularly.
>
> Which map are you using?

I have a Michelin atlas of France.

1 cm = 2 km

tim

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:14:13 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:57:18 +0100, "tim....." <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected] ...
>>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:57 +0100, "tim....."
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>news:[email protected] om...
>>>>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:47:55 +0100, "tim....."
>>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My friend and I went to Lindisfarne Island at the weekend.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Whilst we were there we were musing about where else
>>>>>>>there are tidal causeways that you need to drive over.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I can think of a few that you walk over to reach the 'island':
>>>>>>>St Michael's Mount, Burgh Island etc, but are there any
>>>>>>>others that need to be driven to over a tidal causeway?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are some in France.
>>>>>
>>>>>You couldn't be more specific?
>>>>
>>>> There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name. There are tidal
>>>> routes
>>>> across bays in the same area - Cote d'Amor.
>>>
>>>My map shows none of these.
>>
>> Odd since I used them regularly.
>>
>> Which map are you using?
>
>I have a Michelin atlas of France.
>
>1 cm = 2 km

Use the link I gave you which you just snipped. You can see far more.
http://www.geoportail.fr/5061750/visu2D/voir.htm it's scale is 1:2000
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Martin

Re: Tidal Causeways
 

On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:14:33 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

...
... There is one near Bugueles, but I don't know it's name.

You don't know IT IS name?