The Ardèche: Canyons, Kayaks and Calcite, 2000
My old pal Michael from our university canoe club wrote on his Christmas Card "Am going canoeing on the Ardeche in May - do you want to come?" It took only about five seconds to decide this was an experience not to be missed, and thus it was that two vehicles, six canoeists (four of us geriatric paddlers from Cambridge University Canoe Club) and a geologist set off for Lyon shortly after May Day this year.
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Diary: Sunday. Driving overnight, we arrive at St Pierre de Boeuf and take to the waters
Monday. More fun on the slalom course, by boat and by Menhir. A trip to the mountaintop.
Tuesday. Onwards and southwards and into the rain! Arrive at Vallon Pont d'Arques and decide we might as well go canoeing...
Wednesday. The Ardèche gorge, from top to bottom
Thursday. The Chassezac gorge
Friday. The Beaume gorge. The geologists become speleologists.
Saturday. The Chassezac again, and this time we join in a rodeo.
Sunday. Decamped from Vallon and heading for home. We stop at Crest on the river Drome and have some fun. ...and thence to Calais
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Diary: Sunday. Driving overnight, we arrive at St Pierre de Boeuf and take to the waters