Last summer when we set off from England on our bicycles we had dreams
of long wonderful summer days and leaving our waterproofs at home,
replaced by an extra pannier of suncream. However, in practice we were
reaching for the ponchos more than expected and precipitation was an
often occurence. The rain fell in France, we got soaked in Switzerland,
and really rather damp in Romania. When the sun came out it never
lasted for as long as we hoped. It felt that whenever we starting
turning the pedals again, raindrops starting appearing on the tarmac.
This article on The Times website, provides some further insight on the phenomena that was last “summer’s” weather and also the Church of England’s stance.
