We spend the morning doing very little, something our cute apartment is very well suited to - double glass doors opening onto a large terrace with stunning views down over Playa Burriana. Eventually I succumb to itchy feet and head out for an aimless wander. It feels a bit on the warm side, and it seems that this would indeed be an accurate assessment. News outlets are reporting that southern Europe, particularly Italy, Greece and Spain, are in the grip of a massive heat wave, with the head of the World Health Organisation tweeting yesterday that “in many parts of the world, today is predicted to be the hottest day on record”. The weather system that’s causing all of this has been dubbed Charon, after the mythical Greek boatman who ferried lost souls off into underworld,
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