Weather Report..................

[Pauljenny]

Sweet memories, Colin.
At 34' under the parasol ot 1500, it was nearly getting uncomfortable.
A pint of iced lime juice, with the faintest hint of Medronho, the local drain cleaner, meat tenderiser, smug filter cleaner, firewater, ensured a calm afternoon.
I think I can safely put my long johns away.

 

[Jeanette]

Once again it was wall to wall sunshine and hopefully more of it tomorrow tonight is quite calm and the owls are really noisy tonight

 

[Deleted member 11]

Spotting in Devon, but very mild

 

[The laird]

Well nae sun oot yit,very much like a harr here,think maybe by midday the sun may appear .wash nope to high shine the van but can’t do it like this

 

[Val54]

Breezy and overcast, east wind keeping temperatures down, but pleasant enough.

 

[2cv]

Nice morning, perhaps a few showers later before rain overnight. ?️️

 

[trixie88]

much cooler than yesterday,,,,,which was a beasutiful day...........thunder and lightening forecast...ooooo......
van is down here...so may have a night out in it. was thinking of going to a nice spot by the river this morning and having brekki in the van..........however..its a bit overcast........
all have a nice day whatever you are doing.......

 

[Jeanette]

Morning campers the sun is shining and it’s a lovely day here again with a very slight breeze trixie if you do go out in the van enjoy ?

 

[Pauljenny]

Back from The Gipsy market. Hot and sunny. An hour at the bar, drinking beer and catching up with passing friends and neighbours.
Big shopping session, haggling with the stall holders. Lots of drama, walking away and being tempted back, to settle at just below half the asking price .
BBQ chicken, belly pork , salad red wine.. Less than 4€ a head.
Siesta now.
Fiesta in the village tonight, then off to the fireworks by midnight.

 

[Full Member]

Yesterday we woke at the aire in Périgeaux under a light grey sky.
It's a short walk into the lovely old town where the Saturday market was in full swing and the colour of the sky showed a distinct improvement:





Inside the magnificent multi-domed Cathedral the master stonemasons of old had done their magic, making stone look like cloth with folds:



There are several routes that pilgrims can tread when following St James' example and walking to Santiago. Along each of the paths can be found the cockle (or scallop) shell marking the path, and one of the routes passes through Périgeaux:



We came across all sorts in the town, including this organ owner out in the sun doing some grinding:



And it strikes me that Medieval town planners had solved the problem of land shortage long before we even knew we had a problem:





Today it's hot, dry, humid.
So we went to a vide-grenier (car boot sale) where Jane paid perfectly good money for somebody else's rubbish.

Colin ???

 

[Campervanannie]

This was sunrise this morning at 5am Folkestone as we left for the 4/5 hour drive home.

 

[Val54]

Today it's hot, dry, humid.
So we went to a vide-grenier (car boot sale) where Jane paid perfectly good money for somebody else's rubbish.

Colin ???

You can’t leave it there, what gems did you buy ........... ??

 

[Jeanette]

Well it started to rain ️ about a half hour ago but not cold

 

[Val54]

Grey and very still this morning, calm before the storm ️

 

[Full Member]

You can’t leave it there, what gems did you buy ........... ??

The Collector of Other People's Unwanted Stuff bought an old oak magazine rack, an old cork screw with a twisted vine handle labelled with a Beaune vintner's name (Leon Holland), a wicker instrument of torture that I'm assured is used for hitting the crāp out of carpet (that one had me seriously worried until I had that assurance).........

I, on the other hand, don't read magazines, have a Swiss army knife for opening other people's wine bottles, have fitted carpets that would be awkward to take into the garden for beating........

The ARShow will soon, no doubt, be in a town near you.

Colin ???

 

[Full Member]

It's raining.

Colin ???

 

[Campervanannie]

It’s dry and cool in Yorkshire , today washing and van cleaning ready for the next adventure.

 

[2cv]

It’s still dry here for now.

 

[Jeanette]

It was drizzling and misty earlier this morning but now it seems as if it’s getting brighter..

 

[Pauljenny]

The fireworks were astounding. We got Jenny in pole position, sat in a folding chair by 11.15. There are 2 bridges 200 metres apart. One is the launch platform for the display. We were plonked in the middle of the other. The square was crammed wit folk , many in their Sunday finery, dancing to a one man, high tech accordion band., buying food and drinks from the booths and bars. The Mojito bar was doing fine business. A fine, velvety night.
Hi
The riverside walks were crowed with incomers and Gipsy balloon vendors.by 11.30 there was not a space by our bridge rails.
Exactly 8 minutes.of perfection..all taking place in a compact zone, about 100 feet and 45 degrees above us.
Back to bed by 1.30, the music from the village fiesta still drifting our way.
Nobody stirred until 8.30. The thermometer showed 40 degrees. By 10.15, as we were breakfasting, the wind changed,it clouded over, the temperature plummeted to 29 degrees.. The forecast is for 0.3 mm of rain before lunch...
Mmmm ! We'll see.