Well it's really become quite hot over the past few days and this has meant we have not done so much as it's been too hot. Yesterday the temperature got up to about 38 degrees centigrade and most people around the site either cleared off in their air conditioned cars or headed off to the swimming pool like what we did!, Great English ay and you can tell Noel went to Heston University.
On Sunday we watched the Formula 1 Grand Prix from Germany and pleased to see that the tall 'ozzie' guy Mark Webber won the race quite comfortably. It's also good to see the Red Bull team winning although neither Jennifer nor I can stand the stuff. It's quite amazing really that the race teams that are doing well are the ones that did badly for years, Brawn previously Honda and Red Bull previously Jaguar. It was a good race and sitting in the bar with a glass of red wine watching the race was a most enjoyable but warm way to spend the afternoon.
Several new people have checked in to the site over the last couple of days including a couple with a British built 'Fifth Wheeler' caravan/motor home/RV whatever you call it. They are a nice couple and they very kindly showed us over the van which has one of those sides which extends out when on site and this provides a lot of extra room in the lounge. The central bed is five feet wide and they have a very good size bathroom and shower but what do you expect for a lot of money . However it was well built and they are delighted with it and they say it is easy to drive. See web link for more info if you want to see what a 5th Wheel van looks like.
http://fifthwheelco.com/build/the/celtic_rambler/
There have been various bits of good news coming from home over the past week which is very nice. Apart from nephew Martin and his photographs, see earlier blog, his elder brother Peter and Sharon his wife have just had a baby girl born in New York. Joanne our daughter and her fiancé Tim seemed to have sold Joanne's house and have had an offer accepted on the house they want in a nice road in Walton on Thames and finally, the local police seem to have caught the group of men from Chertsey who travel in a white van in Weybridge nicking anything that stands still and that includes our boat, our friends boat and a multitude of garden equipment and a number of motor grass cutters. Nothing personal but they should hang the bastards but cut of their hands first Middle Eastern style. However we doubt we shall get our boat back and are now eying up the old Queen Mary currently located in Dubai and only partly refitted due to the current economic challenges and so a good deal could be had we think.
Anyway back to reality, only a few more days before we meet our friends for dinner in St Cirq Lapopie and then head off home and so this French Blog will become less frequent as we travel North through the wastelands of France and avoiding the various tribal factions and watching out for the wild sheep and other prehistoric animals.
