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Just a quick post, in case it might be of help to anyone.

We have just got back from Soliel Plage and the weather was dreadful.  Obviously this is just one of those things!  However it might be helpful for people to know that the worst affected pitches were the first ones you come to on the River facing set of pitches.....the ones nearest the washblock end.  the drains all over flowed. and the pitches nearest the drains flooded.  the people on the next pitch to me were ankle deep in water.  thankfully we were on a slight rise and missed the worst of it.

So, it might be best to avoid these particular pitches, if you can.

It's not the first time either. It happened to us a few years ago and we vowed never to go back. And never have.

 And did you have the invasion of worms trying to escape drowning and coming up for air in, and under, and through,  the awning groundsheet? Wormcasts everywhere.

And did you go to the "welcome evening" for newcomers ? We got a glass of lukewarm squash and sat patiently while they read the camp rules to us, delivered several adverts, and tried to sell excursions. Like a tacky package holiday we thought.

Many people like it here. For us it was the lowspot in 40 years touring. Soleil yuk!

We did find things to do, not helped by the fact that we were further limited by my poor 11 year old son having a broken arm!

We visited some Bastide towns, went to Sarlat, did a chateau and went to the aquarium, wemt to the Roq St Christophe, all of which were fun.  But in the end the weather finished us off and we left two days early, heading south.  where it still rained a bit but not so badly!

We have been to the Dordogne twice before with no real problems.  We've had the odd storm that cleared the air but this time it was torrential rain, day after day.  At one point my tent was totally surrounded by water!

A plus is that I know that our decathlon pup ups, one big and one small, are *excellent* in the rain!

But it got tiresome after a while so we headed further south . the weather still wan't perfect but it was a lot better.

And I think we were there on thjat one day!  We've been in the Dordogne for a week or more for the past three years and only in 2009 did we have good weather. Soleil plage is fabulous when the weather's good.

well we're crossing our fingers for the last two weeks of August.

Thanks for those links, Huw. Very interesting.