The morning’s weather was not kind to us, as we woke to the familiar sound of rain. We hung around inside hoping the rain would clear up, but alas this would prove not to be the case. So we said goodbye to Sammy and Bene, and said a big thanks for all their hospitality and then headed towards the coast. After about 300 metres we were already saturated and were surprised to see the amount of localised flooding. We managed to find a bike track out of Hyeres with the weather conditions this proved to be a good option as it allowed us to relax and talk as we rode. Throughout the day winding in and out along the coast road we realised the flooding was not localised, but widespread up and down the coast. We left the bike path close to Rayol Canadel as it started to become unsealed and washed away in parts due to the weather. We decided to pull over for a late lunch using the excuse for a long lunch to warm up and dry out a little. After a the long lunch the rain looked to have stopped for a while and we headed out to continue riding, the rain had subsided but it was still very cold. With some climbing and winding in and out with the coast we quickly warmed up, just in time for the sun to come out at about three o’clock. We rode into to St Tropez to find that the flooding was worse than we expected. Roads were closed, shopping centres were flooded, and boats that were morred in canals were like river rafts in rapids. We rode through the closed roads as the water was not flowing it was mostly still, but it was very deep at times. All of the camping grounds were closed and most of the places we would set the tent up on the sly were flooded so we pressed on around the bay as the sun set towards Ste- Maxime where the flooding was not so bad. It was good to get out of the wet clothes and tuck in to a warm baguette with brie, tomato and avocado.