Puddles are a bit big after 40 hours of non-stop rain

St Jorioz by Lake Annecy (and a study of swans)

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June 1st 2011
It rained all night long. Pitter patter and at times, hammer hammer, on the roof of the Tandy and when it finally stopped at 10am we realised it had been raining non-stop for 40 hours. Worse, for those on the mountains though, where the rain turned to snow. Not surprising then that it was pretty chilly all day, exactly as forecast, the temperature barely made double figures. No surprise either, th ... read more

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