It was rain, rain, rain last night. About 1 inch of rain fell overnight accompanied by thunder and lightning. Luckily in our camp we have pitched our tents on a higher piece of ground, so we are dry. There are some tents by the lac which were floating around this morning! Nightmare for them! We shall avoid camping by the lac! Luckily this type of storm is rare, and the rest of the trip is forecast to brighten up and return to the usual sunny and settled weather we have got used to.

I’ve just been to get some fresh breakfast pastries and bread from the supermarket as I do every morning. When I left camp everyone was still in bed, so I left quietly. I’ve now dropped the provisions back at the camp and I’m off to Biarritz airport to pick up my sister who is staying for a week, and is driving the minibus home at the end of the trip.