We have been having really wretched weather here for the last fortnight. It has rained at least every day , sometimes all day. Apparently the entire average rainfall of the Herault fell during the first week in November.

If we do manage to sneak out for a quick breath of fresh air the black clouds over heads threaten and then fulfill their threats.

We now understand why the French have built such huge drains through their villages .

The normally placid Orb was in spate at Reals yesterday , I have never seen it like this and from the evidence on the trees and bushes it has been even higher over the last few days.

The people on the village shake their heads and tell us that never in 30, 40, 60 years have they seen rain continue for so long.
The Meteo offers no respite and says we could have another week of this .

We had a client staying with us who went to the local beauty parlour last week.
The girl there gravely informed her that she couldn’t wait to retire to somewhere “Really sunny like Reunion ”

And then out of the blue- or should it be into the blue..

We get a morning like this.
Blue skies , no wind , sunshine , bone warming heat – even a few hours of this will get us through.

We had breakfast on the terrace in perfect comfort.

One consolation , we shouldn’t have to water the garden for a few weeks.