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Hot here in the Languedoc, too!  But a lovely breeze this afternoon, and this evening it's very pleasant indeed.

But I've developed a sensitivity to the sun - red blotchy and very very itchy rash, on my arms, face, and chest - which is why I'm on here (wifi I mean, but couldn't resist a look-see on UKCS), and apparently it's likely to be due to one of the tablets I'm taking.  I haven't even been in the sun, really, it's too hot - just when walking about the site - but I'm itching like mad, so had to find out what was causing it!

Now, having found out, I'm going back to the caravan to cool it down with some ice-cold rose, bought after the wine-tasting we've just been to.

Bye for now!

Come on Val, give us a clue, which site are you on and what's it like?

And I hope the itching stops soon.

Just luck of the draw i suppose, we had to go early to s.of france and had terrible weather. I know that places like the ardeche, lake annecy and dordogne etc weather builds to mid / high 30's then you get a couple of terrible days which clears the air pressure.

Like all of us the weather makes such a difference, but will never drive that 14-16 hours to s.of france just to chase the sun that never was. It will be a one day drive for me from now one which usually gets us to the dordogne region.  

Still hot - 35 degrees today, and my rash has gone!  Yippee - we've been out walking today and inadvertently did about twice as far as we expected!  Fortunately we were well equipped with bottles of water, sun cream, and even a VERY useful umbrella which provided some essential shade!

Site - not telling, but it's COMPLET anyway!  However, because we're well-known here we did manage to get the sneaky 'last pitch' even though the couple in front of us were told that the site was full! There are lots of French people staying on for the last week of their holidays, and some Dutch people, but not many English here at all.

The site at St Pons was only about half full - because it was even hotter there, and many people have come down to the coast because it's cooler here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At Poitiers a week ago....storm clouds like we had never seen before...a  "super cell"?

Mr UM