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19th October 2012 Windsurfing: Lac Salagou Wind Direction: ese Wind Stength: 15/25 Surf / Sea State: Lac chop Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: cloudy Max Speed: 30.05 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: Thursday 18th October – travelling – windy and cloudy :( It was a wild night in Peyriac ! Managed to sleep for most of it amazingly and Mag only had to read for half an hour or so at about 3. No sunrise, just dark cloud getting slightly less dark! We packed up and left about 9.15 and as we rounded the corner at the bottom of the etang were amazed to see a huge flock of flamingos – really pink ones and babies trying to shelter in the bottom corner. Nice to see so any babies as apparently lots of flamingos died in the bad weather last year – the etang at Leaucate froze over! We drove to Gruissan the back way and had a look at Nautique and the usual places, all mad windy and wavy !Stopped at the canal du robine at Mandirac had a very blustery walk and looked at the herons and egrets through the binoculars – no unusual ones this time though:( On to Gruissan which had taken a battering from the onshore winds and the waves coming onto the beach, covering the beach and going up the canal were amazing to see!!! The aire was closed too – the season really has finished! Not that we wanted it but it is usually heaving with campers! Had our lunch and a little walk on the beach then travelled up the coast to Bezier and stopped at the 9 locks for a drink, read and walk (it had started raining but stopped for us to have a walk :)). On to Salagou which is very dull and windy but beautiful all the same. I have got the going home blues but we have got free wifi and we did go to Lidl this morning so there are lots of goodies :) Had quite a while on the computer tonight. Chatted to Peter on facebook. Had a nice e-mail from Rob, they have been snowed up! They are getting a bit fed up with Mongolia now so think they will head for japan then diving in Thailand! They have put some cracking photos up on facebook too:) Friday 19th October – windsurf ** gusty and cloudy :( It was a really rough night again and the wind is horrendous here at Lac Salagou :(. We had the longest lie in ever and by the time we had done our exercises we ate our breakfast at 12.15!!! We did our exercises while airing the bedding on the trees – notice how the sheets are blowing in the photo! I went sailing on the lake when a local windsurfer turned up (there is next to nobody here and no other windsurfers which is really strange!).I did over 30 knots on a lake so that made me a happy boy:) – it was very gusty and not much fun really and I have a dodgy wrist making holding the boom painful :( I had had the going home face on earlier!:( We have a new neighbour who is very nice, Rudy, a 75 year old Dutch man who lives in Germany and spends spring and autumn travelling in his small camper van :) He chatted to us about birds and vultures and talked to me lots more times when I was setting up and packing away his gear. Dan our youngest texted to say he had been night manager on Tuesday and that had all gone really well and they were looking forward to their holiday, last shift of the job for jay tomorrow and Dan’s last one before their fortnight off. Then Rob our eldest texted and said they could get Skype in Mongolia if we had wifi which amazingly at Salagou we have:) So Mag got to talk to him for about an hour:) They are having a fantastic time and even went on a horse ride to see a Genghis Khan statue! He has never liked getting near horses so that was an amazing adventure! They are off to China now that they have wheeled and dealed the things they need for a Visa!! Mag seemed to be on the computer talking to Rob and sorting bits and pieces out for most of the afternoon but when I had finished sailing and before I took my wet suit off we cleaned the van as it was absolutely filthy and covered in sea spray from our stay at Peyraic and the visits to various beaches in this onshore wind. While I packed up Mag went for a long walk over to the spot where we parked last time and he met me on the way back. Although the wind hasn’t let up all day and the sky is absolutely full of dark grey clouds and it looks like it should be pouring it still hasn’t rained and the wind is quite warm! The lake however is absolutely freezing so we won’t be swimming this time:( Photo Gallery here |
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