“This is Emily from Nat West, is this a convenient time to call?”

Standing in my birthday suit in a showee on a campsite in France, there gave been better times.

“I need proof of ID,  so di you have your bank card?”

I occasionally forget the soap in the shower,  but a bank card us not high on my list.

The phone rang again: a text from Ben ( Eddolls). “Where are you?”

” In the shower washing my socks” came the reply. I have not had a phone call in 3 weeks; then 2 when I am in the shower! It must be something to do with being am Aquarian and the power of water!ķ

I had walked into Yvés-l’Évêque within an hour and headed for the campsite over the Pont de Pierre. I proceeded to sey out my complete pack after the drenching on Thursday. Even my elastoplast patches were wet! Then went into town to meet

BEN and Susi, who had very kindly diverted from their motoring holiday to meet me. But this is France and everywhere was ferméd; mainly due to closing fir the August holiday.

So we stocked up at the supermarket and had a picnic at the campsite,  followed by a swim in the pool of this up-market campsite. We have arranged to meet for dinner at 7PM; IF we can find anywhere open!

France is again FERMÉD! No restaurants open, so have ordered a Brochettes from the campsite. We seem to have hit the French August ” Shut-up shop and go on holiday” season!