It’s a superb float in the morning sun, surrounded by limestone cliffs of 500m. The river changes character south of Les Vignes, with numerous nice class I-II rapids with boulders in the riverbed. And maybe also to have another croissant on the way. We walk towards to town to avoid to have to put out to portage the veir near the bridge after a few minutes anyway. It is crisp clear weather the next morning, with temperatures which are expected to soar to 25 degrees in the afternoon. It is already well past 3 o’clock in the afternoon by the time we climb onto the plateau again near the village of Le Bourgarie. ![]() It is a wonderful walk and time passes quickly. Numerous vultures start their magic glides along the cliffs again as soon as the thermic air flows allow. The weather continues to improve as we head further north into the valley. I don’t feel comfortable on the slippery, wet rock and stay behind with Elien, while Anna, Fre and Roel make it all the way up. A adventurous trail with numerous stairs and ladders allows to reach the summit of this rock after a supersteep descent and ditto climb. A wonderful path along the cliffs guides us towards the isolated pinnacle of Rocher du Cinglegros. ![]() We pack slowely and head west through the forest until we reach the edge of the Gorges du Tarn. The rain has turned into dense drizzle by the morning. It rains steadily for most of the evening and we go to bed early. We climb onto the Cause Méjan plateau and make bivouac near the hamlet of Cassagnes. After a while, thunder roars through the valley.
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