It's getting hot in here

According to our weather reports parts of Spain reached 40 degrees on Wednesday. Now that is hot. Our thermometer was just over 30 yesterday and it felt really hot then. We walked down to the market and had a very sweaty walk back up the hill. Our Spanish class in the afternoon was cancelled so we lounged in the pool and under the sunshade. By teatime it had clouded over but was still very warm.

Even the wasps were trying to get in the pool yesterday. The clever ones keep their wings up and fly off. The dozy ones get stuck and have to be fished out with the net. There must have been at least a dozen caught in the pool yesterday and they all have to be removed before Pam sets foot in the water.

It's funny how you can read weather reports online and get such conflicting stories. The BBC say it is going to rain in Torrevieja today but the Spanish satellite TV station Meteo says it will be cloudy to start with getting clearer. Looking out the window it is very cloudy so I hope Meteo is right. More important though we need it to be clear but not too hot for Romeria San Isidro tomorrow.

You can access Meteo online at Meteo Sam and see what the weather is like in Europe. Although you can get the menus in English, he only speaks Spanish. Not a problem though because the visuals tell the story anyway and he is fun to watch. Try him!