I am writing
this update on 22nd June a day before Joanne and family return to
the UK via Dieppe.
Last
weekend was very hot which we thought would be great news for when the family
arrived on Monday night and so on the
Monday morning we were off bright and early, for us anyway, and headed in to
Lisieux to the large Leclerc hypermarket to do some food shopping. We chose
doing our shopping here as we know from experience that the local Carrefour stock
is often depleted on a Monday morning whereas the big Leclerc always has loads
of stuff. So after a couple of hours shopping we headed back and loaded up there
and our refrigerators with all the shopping.
At about
1700 the family arrived after a long journey after having to leave home around
6.30 in the morning and so immediately off to the swimming pool they went and Jen
and I prepared the table for the planned BBQ. So we had a nice BBQ and Ingrid came to join
us for the four course meal where we cooked, as usual, too much meat but it was
delicious.
The
following day was a day of rest and swimming and boy is it getting hot with
temperatures getting around 32 C but it feels hotter than that and so we hid
under the trees for some shade. Then a light evening meal and off to bed with
two tired children et al.
We had
decided that on Wednesday, half way through there short break we should give
them a day out in an Air Conditioned Land cruiser as 34 C is promised today and
so we took in the sites of Le Brevedent, and up over the hills to Cabourg where
we purchased snacks and we had planned to sit on the sea front but it was much to hot for all of us. Then a
tour along the coast via Houlgate, to Deauville and Trouville and then slowly back
via Pont L’Eveque for some food shopping for tonight’s tea. We had thought
about having another BBQ but quite frankly for Noel to stand in front of a very
hot grill in 33 C was too much and so we waited until almost 9pm when it was
cool enough to consider eating.
Its
promising to be cooler tomorrow. Let’s hope so as it far to hot to really do
anything except sit and avoid the heat. The caravan got up to 37C at one point
but thankfully cooled down to around 25 C also a bit hot for sleeping.
