Trinity Sunday, May 22
Flight Southampton-Bordeaux (Flybe) 1 hour late, so rather tedious wait at airport. Seemed to be having aircraft problems, as on Bombardier Dash turboprop instead of jet normally run on that route. Partly cloudy flight, and on wrong side of aircraft to see coastline and work out position. Bus to station, and into one of numerous hotels nearby - cheap rate as weekend, when hotels generally largely empty. Tremendous downpour just minutes after I arrived.