This is the headline on the Midi-Libre this morning.
It translates as “A Putrid Summer”.

And it is interesting that this is what the French think of the weather we have been having here so far.

Truth is the summer in France is WAY below par but as one who has been raised on what is called the summer in Ireland we are not really feeling any pain as yet- especially since the Meteo promises temperatures of about 24C for the next week and very little cloud.

Of course being from Ireland has its advantages, in today’s “Le Monde” they tell us that there has been a fall of 15% in holiday bed nights during May throughout France. As our main cachement area has had even worse weather than here in the Languedoc we aren’t suffering as badly as some of the others.