Currently in the early stages of planning a 2 week (give or take a day) trip to France with my mother. Original plan was one week Paris, one week Provence, probably based in St Remy with a car rental for that portion. A family member has just returned and after seeing pictures, she really wants to spend a night on Mont st michel. This is throwing a wrench in what was initially a fairly simple travel plan. Hoping to get some thoughts on the best way to achieve this.
We are flying in and out of Paris. Possible options are: Paris-Mont-Paris-provence-paris for the night before flying out, all by train.
Going directly from Mont to Avignon by train which looks like a very long day of travel, including switching train stations in Paris.
Or renting a car on our way out of Paris and driving from Mont to St remy (9 to 10 hours) with maybe a stop overnight along the way (Loire?). I'm very comfortable driving so that's not a huge issue, and would definitely be easier then multiple train trips and transfers with luggage. Am I missing a better solution? I would love for this to work and for her to get the trip she wants.