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© Dirk de Boer 2002-2006

 

We found two descriptions of the Célé. Both mentioning enormous amounts of garbage, car wracks etc., along the first trail of this trip. Luckily the mess was cleaned up and we found a nice clean river wandering through the landscape.

 

 

Near Camboulit was our first campsite: "La belle Époque".
From here you have a nice view over the valley and the village on the other site on the hill. We admired the silence, one of the few places where you only hear the rustle of the wind. To enjoy all of this we had to pull the canoe over an steep track leading to the campsite. And of course next day down the same track with an heavy loaded canoe.

 

The first cliffs showed up near the watermill of Bullac.

 

 

View from an old stone bridge high above the river. The few cars that passed the bridge stopped in the middle to look at the river below. Next couple of backpackers passing the brigde, for the rest we remained the only players in the scene.

 

It's evident that this nice little stream isn't that quiet and peaceful all  year round.

 

 

Near Ste Eulalie, a beautiful reconditioned mill with a big dry dam.
Time to repack our canoe after we pulled it over.

 

 

Brengues: The first campsite with a stone beach along the river.
French kids with a snake in a bottle (a few times folded).
Big trees for our hammock.
A small bar with live accordion music and on Thursday evening fresh baked pizza.

 

High and warm.

 

 

Marcilhac; Lemonade and cookies. From this campsite it was easier to do your shopping's by canoe than to walk to the village along the road. Marcilhac has an old monastery.

 

 

Practicing the canoe slide of Marcilhac with an unloaded boat. Afterwards we took a swim with our life-jackets.