Shortly after we arrive at Ship Inn the rain begins - a torrential downpour. We're warm inside but outside there's wind and heavy rain and at times hail hitting our balcony. A cosy drink with Jane and Bill in the ground floor room below ours and then over to the inn for dinner. It's still raining, with torrents of water coming down the road. Much of the area around the pool between our garden cottages and the main building is marble tiled, slippery at the best of times and hazardous in the dark rain. We expect the wet marble steps at the entry but are surprised to find the floors awash, not only in the lobby but through much of the dining room. Fortunately we're wearing pretty sturdy footwear, although rubber boots wouldn't have come amiss, and we find a table in a pretty dry spot. A mystery as to where all the water is coming from, though. The ceilings are dry but the bulding is flooded. Doesn't appear to be seeping up through the floor. Can it really all have come under the doors. Staff certainly busy sweeping it back out. But nice warm seafood casserole and a bottle of wine and a fire in the stone fireplace. Lovely.
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