woolybanana Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 If you are planning to go swimming or watersporting in the sea round Biarritz, keep an eye on the beach warnings as there is loadsa pollution at the moment, apparently:http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130530-where-to-go-while-biarritz-battles-beach-pollution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 wb,We will be in the Dordogne in June-July. I'll check out the river there for pollution and report back later. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Well, what gets poured into rivers at night is anyone's guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 wb,Parts of the Loire are mostly dried up when we are in that area. Get pouring!David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]If you are planning to go swimming or watersporting in the sea round Biarritz, keep an eye on the beach warnings as there is loadsa pollution at the moment, apparently:http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130530-where-to-go-while-biarritz-battles-beach-pollution[/quote]Well that is a new one on me. When in France I used to get this message in reverse!![Www]BBC Travel (international version) We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee. It is run commercially by BBC Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, the profits made from it go back to BBC programme-makers to help fund great new BBC programmes. You can find out more about BBC Worldwide and its digital activities at www.bbcworldwide.com. If you are looking for travel news in the UK, please visit the Travel News site.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Strangely enough quite a few british beaches have been given good quality awards recently, some I'm not so sure about, but there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have friends in high places!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 The Dordogne is running very high at the moment. It looks very brown, but that could be mud, couldn't it ?Nobody brave enough to get a canoe out yet.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Olde Frenchee farmers' saying "When river run high and sun is down, dump all the shyte you can so it go fast downstream" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 wb,Round at the ends and high in the middle?David'I have friends in high places!!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hoddy,We did the canoe/Dordogne thing seveal years ago. Don't remember if it was muddy. (Wifey says it was clear, but not very deep.)David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 On a more serious note, the warning is not to be ignored.Our neighbour's grandson (21yo) lives in that area and has been a keen surfer for several years. He has just been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, which is a horrible condition. Almost certainly a lifetime of extreme discomfort.Now somebody will doubtless tell me that "There's no possible connection, etc" and if that's the case, then fine. Internet searches suggest however that its a condition that can be sparked off by 'who knows what' in the susceptible.Not nice for the poor lad & those close to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 [quote user="dwmcn"]wb,Round at the ends and high in the middle?David'I have friends in high places!!' [/quote][quote user="dwmcn"]Hoddy,We did the canoe/Dordogne thing seveal years ago. Don't remember if it was muddy. (Wifey says it was clear, but not very deep.)David[/quote] David, just curious why you post two times when you could just post once. Is it to boost your post count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 rabbie,Short attention span.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwmcn Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 rabbie,O-hi-o.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I rest my case.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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