We woke to blue skies and glorious sun so drove a couple of kilometres from the campsite to a village called [tag-tec]Le Mas de Gras[/tag-tec] and started a walk in this small valley.  We walked up first, although the path was not clear, to the top of an area called “Bouisset” then back down to the valley floor and across the river Nègue.  This is probably the best time of the year to walk in the south with all the pretty flowers.  I spotted Spear Thistle, Large Thyme, wild honeysuckle and fields of red common poppy.  Unfortunately black clouds then loomed over and as it started to rain we managed to shelter under a rock where we ate our lunch.   This cleared so we continued but not for long as another huge black cloud came over the top of the mountain with thunder and lightening so we had to curtail our walk and hotfoot it back to the car.  The rain became heavier and heavier and we became wetter and wetter.  I expect the elderly man who waved at us from his farm living room thought we were absolutely mad.  Especially Chris who had taken the laptop bag to hold provisions etc. and was at that point walking along balancing it on the top of his head!

Back at the chalet to change again.  I was rapidly running out of clothes and the damp things I had hung out to dry this morning were soaking wet again.   If this weather continues we shall leave tomorrow.