We were woken around 5:00am to the sound of driving rain bouncing off the caravan and the most incredible winds. The awning is struggling to survive the onslaught and the caravan is rocking. Thunder and lightning illuminates the nighttime sky and the roads through the campsite have turned into rivers.

The awning needs re-pegging and we need to double-up on the pegs. Except now we’ve run out of pegs! Chris arrived with an extra tie-down strap which is now lashed across the roof of the awning.

The French couple next door lost the battle to save their awning as the storm ripped it into pieces. Many people are taking down theirs for the medium term, as the 10 day forecast is not showing any respite.

A trip to Decathlon to buy some extra tent securing equipment was bizarrely followed by a BBQ as the rain subsided for a spell. It’s actually quite warm, but the regulars here are saying this is the most extreme weather here in a decade.

With nothing else to do, we headed up to the bar late afternoon to play cards and games with Chris, Ali, Mike and Linda. Seems I’m a bit of a whizz at Connect four and rather lucky at card games!