Last night's thunder and rain came as predicted but only 2mm of rain, barely enough to dampen the surface. This morning dawns cool and cloudy and is a pleasant relief from the weeks of heat. We get a text to say Natalie, our niece, has given birth to a 9lb 9oz boy in the early hours and both are well. Claudie tells us she has a busy day ahead as there is an evening market in town so she has to load the van and prepare her stall. We ask if there is a wifi poi...

The first to go this morning was the French couple who arrived an hour after the deadline in the book and are away before the shop opens this morning - not really in the spirit of the France Passion scheme. Ali had texted Chris and Mandy about meeting for breakfast but their phones were on holiday too so at 10:40 we say goodbye and make our way down the lane to the entrance. Later we get a text to say we missed C+M by minutes. We have an easy drive throu...