Bah! Here in the former English region of Aquitaine it is grey, windy, occasional showers and 19C.

Just to make things even more annoying they are showing racing on the telly in the pub here, from everywhere else in France where it is very sunny!

Can you credit this load of tosh - yep, you guessed it, Daily Mail

It's a heatwave! Thousands flock to the beaches and parks as Britain sizzles in temperatures of 26C - and it's going to get even HOTTER

Today we have had hail, sunshine and thunder. Tomorrows forecast looks better.

North Norfolk yesterday. Very nice day (27) but a bit breezy, hence the many windbreaks.
I actually ventured into the North Sea - not too bad although it was a bit murky and quite stony at the waters edge.
Too many bloody dogs on the beach for my liking though - they should grasp the nettle & ban them

Linda wrote: My dogs have never been a trouble to anyone on a beach.

So then Linda, your dog has never peed on the beach?
I doubt it.
Therefore you must think it's acceptable, healthy & hygenic for me, my grandchildren and thousands of others like us to sit, lay, play and dig in the sand that your dog has just peed on.

well I see many so called responsible dog owners who carry poop bags, you watch them scoop the mess up making them look responsible, for them only to be disgusting and irresponsible and throw the bag away on the floor when they are out of sight of other people instead of putting it in an appropriate recepticle/bin provided for the purpose. Riles me no end. Sorry to say but  responsible dog owners are very  few and far between.

The Portuguese have it right - dogs are banned on most beaches from May to October & I rarely see any dogs on Falesia beach during this period so it would appear that the rule is very well observed.
I believe there is even a special beach for dogs at Quarteira which seems like a good idea.

Compare that to the UK & particularly North Norfolk where it's the other way round.
Dogs are banned from from only a very few stretches of beach here during the summer but where they are the rule is totally ignored by hundreds of dog owners every day.
Yesterday I was on a beach that stipulated that dogs were allowed but they had to be on a lead. No chance, dogs running around everywhere totally out of control & the owners couldn't give a monkey's.
Whilst I'm sure that there are responsible dog owners the trouble is that they are in a very small minority.
The bottom line is that no matter how responsible a dog owner is they cannot prevent a dog peeing where it wants to and I've never seen any dog owner attempting to clear up pee.
Now if I was walking on a pavement or on grass and a dog had just peed on it, would I want to go & sit in it. No.
So why do dog owners think it's alright for me to sit where their dogs have peed on a beach.
You might not be able to see it but it's still there.