A few days in
St. Pierre de Boeuf
On my way to
Millau for the first of the 3 Kayak Freestyle World Cups I decided to
stop in St. Pierre de Boeuf for a few days.
Not because
it´s such a beautiful little village in France but because of the
whitewater channel here!
After finding
a campsite I set out to find the channel – it turned out to be just
a short walk down a small side arm of the Rhone. And I could actually
paddle this side arm down to the actual whitewater channel –
straight to the conveyor that would transport me up to the channel!
Sunny days - thanks for that paddle Heli!!! ;-)
The playspot
is a nice little hole – followed by another hole just 3 meters
behind – that took some time getting used to! But it´s a good spot
for training. Only in the high season you are interrupted by lots of
rafts and hundreds (if not thousands ;-) ) of “hot dogs” - foam
devices they use to swim down the channel. They even surf the
playspot in 4´s and 5´s!
But you can
tell everybody´s having fun there and enjoying the time in the warm
water!
"Hot Dogs" at the playspot
Working on those McNasties
and the loops - trying to go huge!
Going fof the Back Loop
Another Loop...
Space Godzilla
The village
itself is actually really pretty – with lots of old buildings right
at the waterfront.
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And as you
can imagine - the local whine is really tasty!!! ;-)
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