Day 31 - "il fait trop chaud" 🥵

"Its too hot 🥵" .... becarful what you wish for young lady 🤔. 
With a second night at the lake booked, the plan was to have a walk and maybe go for a beer. Well, that all went out of the window didn't it 🙄. It wasn't long before the temperature started to get uncomfortable . With 30+ temperatures predicted we would be staying by the van today. 
      I ventured down to the lakeshore to check it out but it was starting to get 'bug city' so we rolled out the big canopy and got the chairs out.  Once Jill was set up  with her book, her knitting and watching the birds I went and washed 'my smalls' in one of the open air sinks with built in wash board. Washing done and pegged out I then retired to the back of the van with the doors open, edited photos and grazed on cheese and wine 😋.
    When late afternoon arrived it suddenly started 'spitting' ! "That's not planned, is it on your weather app?"...."Nope, not on mine." Jill checked the online radar for the area. "There is a little cloud over us now then nothing for another hour or so then a big one is coming over. Probably best we roll in the canopy after this one has passed "..."Ok"
      Right on time, the evil brother of the little cloud came over and 'dumped' on us good style. It was.....biblical! 😱 The road down to the lake became a river,  making the gully along the side even deeper as it washed away stones and dirt. 



Jill went the bathroom; "We have a leak !" Water was coming out of the  vent in the ceiling. 
       Covered by a mushroom shaped cover on top of the van, it became apparent that sealant around something had given way and the water was either running in or tracking along and in. All we could do was take off the vent grille and shove up so a plastic bag to try and keep the water off the insulation and a face cloth to absorb the water and 'wick' it away so it dripped into a pan on the floor.

It rained most of the night and the face cloth did its job admirably. We will see what tomorrow brings 🤔.



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