It was hot, hot, hot yesterday evening. With the exception of those with air con in their vans, the rest of us were sweating, profusely. Temperatures in this area are in the high thirties, in some areas of France, over forty. We have been driving short distances, looking for overnight stops that offer shade. By lunchtime today us and Marge were parked under trees on a former campsite in the village of St. Clar.
And there we sat until six o'clock in the evening, when it still felt too hot to walk out. Needing something to occupy us this afternoon we resorted to a hair trim. Angela did hers, then she did John's. We looked O.K., but what the people who normally cut our hair will think, well, they'd probably be horrified!
Eventually we decided we had to walk around the town, and it is a beautiful place. Keen to move somewhere cooler, we took a look on the internet to see where we should head tomorrow. It seems, apart from the very north coast of France everywhere is having an extreme heatwave. Despite saying we wouldn't, we've decided to head towards the Atlantic coast, staying a little off the coast to avoid the crowds and expensive campsites. Our fridge, normally full of food, is full of drinks. Goodness knows what temperatures will reach in the coming years! One thing is for sure. We know in the future we must avoid Europe in July.
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