Summary of days 6 - 10

Not much to report with the ol motoring side of things while we have stayed in Jacou for the last few days.

It was a deliberate choice when choosing this villa. Couple of minutes walk to the supermarkets, bakeries and shops, coupled with the close tram link has let the car have a little rest ready for the return journeys where we head back up the country.

I think the car will enjoy returning to more ‘normal’ temperatures as much as I will. With temperatures touching 40 degrees it has had to work overtime keeping us cool etc. The temperatures are 8 degrees above average. The ‘pre-entry’ temperature control has worked wonders, bringing the temperature inside the car down to a more comfortable level before getting in. No more burning your hands on the steering wheel!!

As Laura has already touched on, driving in the south of France is somewhat more erratic than in other parts, I was glad to keep the old girl (the car, not Laura) off the road as much as possible. I do enjoy it though, I just need a beaten up Peugeot to join in the fun and games.

Early start tomorrow, hopefully these heavy rains with the storm we are having while I write this, will clean the dust and bugs off a bit. Saying that, there are surprisingly few bugs stuck to the front. Something is a foot (or head, leg, guts….well you get the idea)

It amazes me how the temperatures can alter so much and with the torrential rain storms, the roads remain nigh on perfect. If this was the UK, the roads would already have melted and now would be flooded.

Laura wins the mosquito bite competition here, for every one that me and Elliott have, she has at least 5 and we have got a decent amount.Read more