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Sunshine and Thunderstorms

The weather this week. The UK ground to a halt with record temperatures on Thursday, and then we have had torrential rain, flooding and thunderstorms.

The former curtailed my plans on Thursday for a day on the Somme. Too hot and massive queues of holidaymakers trying to get to the port. France even hotter and dryer. I'll have to plan another day later in August once we get back from Devon.

The latter meaning a planned ride to Warwickshire has been changed from a bike trip to a car trip.  No one wants to spend six hours in the saddle in pissing rain.

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