Row, row, row your boat...gently down the Dordogne!

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When we started planning this trip, we all got excited when we heard you can rent canoes on the Dordogne River...it just seemed like such a fun and memorable way to see some of the prettiest little villages in this part of France.  We put in at Vitrek and paddled down to Beynac.  We passed by Vézac, Castelnaud and La Roque-Gageac...they all look like storybook towns - and really I can't imagine a better way to see them than from the river!  


Trying to figure out how far we want to paddle...We decided to take the route  that would take us under 5 bridges! 

Bridge number 1…4 more to go!

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Picking up our canoe in Vitrek



I think Gary had more fun that it appears here!

These 2...master canoe paddlers...aspirational goals!


We saw several swans...


I know they say the tv camera always adds 10 pounds...I swear the life preservers add 20!

See the town, right at the base of the cliff?

See, I told you he was having fun!



I mean, really...how can something be so pretty?!?


By the time we stopped for lunch in Castlenaud, we felt we were ready to join the local Kayak Club...not sure why they denied our request though! 

(When we rented the canoes, they gave us a waterproof bucket for all our belongings...that's what Gary is holding, which we lugged to lunch, as did all the other canoe/kayak folks).  We had actually passed by La Roque-Gageac which is where we wanted to stop for lunch, but we couldn't paddle quickly enough to get to the pull out spot!  (Gary and I do a lot of things really well together...perhaps paddling is not our finest strength!) 

Beautiful La Roque-Gageac




When we pulled our canoes out at the end, we boarded a bus along with 2 other groups and we were driven back to where we had left our cars...it really was a fun experience and one I know we will always remember!


Comments

  1. Lori mkMay 12, 2023 at 12:18 PM

    What a magnificent view of the countryside, and what a fun way to see it! Edit

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  2. SallyMay 16, 2023 at 7:47 PM

    It is impossible to appreciate how romantically gorgeous that canoe trip must have been.

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