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Canoeing the Ardeche Gorge: Day 2 

Ray Goodwin
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Canoeing the Ardeche Gorge: Day 2 From Gournier Bivouac to St Martin
The paddle through Pont d’Arc and down the Gorge de l’Ardeche has got to be amongst my favourite paddles - anywhere. It is the combination of enough whitewater, most of it very easy, along with spectacular rock scenery and, of course, the spectacular Pont d’Arc, where the river has carved a 60-metre rock arch through a limestone ridge.
Day one of our journey is: • Canoeing the Ardeche G...
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Комментарии : 52   
@peterwolf3001
@peterwolf3001 Год назад
great dad skills Ray. what a fortunate young lady to have you as parents.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
That is kind. Thank you
@garethbarker9498
@garethbarker9498 Год назад
Lovely to see you and Maya paddling together Ray memories that will last a lifetime
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Yep I totally agree. As an 'old' dad I am trying hard to create those memories. Thank you and keep well.
@andym924
@andym924 7 месяцев назад
I did a short trip down this gorge a few months ago. The wrong side of 50, having never sat in a Kayak and not being particularly water confident I was coerced in to having a go. I loved it! I'd love to return and do a longer run, perhaps taking in one of the canoe slides. I really enjoyed watching your group tackle the river far more effectively than we did. Guess it's never to late to start something new!
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe 7 месяцев назад
So pleased you had a great time! Yep never too late.
@harveysmusicschoollizaman2290
@harveysmusicschoollizaman2290 3 месяца назад
I have done the 30odd km trip 4 or 5 times. It is a great paddle for sure. Thanks for the footage, brought back memories 👍
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe 3 месяца назад
It is one of the great river trips. Glad to waken those memories
@matzappeldorn5136
@matzappeldorn5136 Год назад
Grat nature and and a really nice river. Many thanks that you splitt your canoe trip with us. Regards //MAtz
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Thank you for your kind remarks. Yep it is a special place
@EzeAdventurer
@EzeAdventurer 11 месяцев назад
amazing memories, well done Maya!
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe 11 месяцев назад
I will pass that on when I am back in the UK. Flying north today from Saskatoon to paddle the remote Porcupine River. Keep well and thanks
@EzeAdventurer
@EzeAdventurer 11 месяцев назад
@@RayGoodwinCanoe Yes legend!!! I'm off to Yukon in about 2 weeks!!! Catch up soon! Have an awesome trip Ray!
@grahamrowe6278
@grahamrowe6278 Год назад
Now it is the begining of November and a brilliant time to go. Me and a pal had the place to ourselves a number of years and were the only folk in the 2nd camp. Pretty much a trip of 'T-shirt by noon weather' while it rained and blew in the UK. The Tarn was empty to. And those epic autumn colours. Now - 5.35 seconds in Ray... what was all that about. Dear me!
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Yep I would agree with the out of season visits: great time to visit. 5.35 seconds: yep that was a good error. I am going to do another analysis video and that will feature (with the permission of Rod and Sharon).
@grahamrowe6278
@grahamrowe6278 Год назад
@@RayGoodwinCanoeNow, not that I'm one to be critical (ye, right... hehe!), 'good error' reformats to 'asleep at the paddle', or more likely 'gorping at the ever-developing scenery'... which is, frankly, fair enough!😅
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Sharon on Rod are friends but it was the first paddling I had done with them. Neither can kneel due to severe knee problems and even after some pretty direct comments still failed to lean into the turn. But hey ho we were having fun and I was not working.
@anthonychadwick7254
@anthonychadwick7254 Год назад
Enjoyed that Ray. Looking forward to annual whiskey trip in October
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Thank you. Yep whisky. Good stuff
@akcarlos
@akcarlos Год назад
its so great to see you teaching Maya in a calm manor, lets hope she grows up to be as good or better teacher as you.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
I do love paddling with her. On the Great Glen in Scotland with her at present
@markl2815
@markl2815 Год назад
Nice one … and with water too
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Thank you! Yep enough to escape scrapes other than on two occasions... one of those being a very silly route choice from me.
@markl2815
@markl2815 Год назад
@@RayGoodwinCanoe I stuck my arse on exactly the same route choice a good few years back now. I also didn’t paddle the rest of it as nicely as you either. Take care … we did just have some rain for the first time this summer more or less so hoping ….
@T3PinR
@T3PinR Год назад
beautiful float
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
It is. Thanks
@martinoutdoors6941
@martinoutdoors6941 Год назад
Fabulous
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Thank you kind sir
@KartsHuseonica
@KartsHuseonica Год назад
Loved this video Ray. You are blessed to paddle this.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
It is wonderful. But blessed to have it so quiet. You would be stunned by the crowds at the hight of summer.
@AdrianOates
@AdrianOates Год назад
Looks an amazing river, one to add to the bucket list!
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
It really is!
@jimmysqueezyronin5623
@jimmysqueezyronin5623 Год назад
Beautiful place and pretty much all to yourselves!! Great vid thanks for sharing 👍
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it. it was that forecast of bad weather that kept the others away. Mind it is wonderful doing it when the sun is shinning.
@philschaefer4651
@philschaefer4651 Год назад
Again, great looking float with some fun looking little rapids. I looked up the river on Google Earth and you're not kidding about the typical traffic. The overhead images show boats everywhere! Thanks again for another inspiring video.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
You are most welcome Phil. I have done it in a single day (easily) but starting at first glimmers of light. We were past both bivouac sites before anyone else was on the water, seeing our first paddler as we exited the gorge. But yep it is wall to wall plastic in the height of the season.
@BuckMckawtheotherone
@BuckMckawtheotherone Год назад
It looks like a beautiful place to paddle. The scenery is epic and it has a lot of history. I can see why you return whenever you can.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
With a bit more water it is just the best
@9murlon
@9murlon Год назад
Another highly enjoyable film Ray - thanks 🙂 Wonderful to see Sharon and Rod - we loved their company on the Allier and Drôme this year (including your excellent tandem workshop with Lina). Sharon is very much in our thoughts, as she faces her big mountain challenge.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
They are good people and we can only wish Sharon the best thoughts and wishes. She got an early preview of this one and really enjoyed it.
@Tim8o1
@Tim8o1 Год назад
Nice one Ray, I would imagine some of those rapids produce a fair amount of carnage when the river is full of plastic. Also I noticed your Gunnar dip below the waterline when entering one of the eddies, the river must have been going at a fair speed to warrant that. Keep them videos coming 🛶😀
@Tim8o1
@Tim8o1 Год назад
Gunnal (damn you smell chucker)
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Gunwale even 😀 Yep often known as rent a crash when the hire season is in full swing. I do like playing with the amount I dip the edge scoring double points for water over the edge.
@Tim8o1
@Tim8o1 Год назад
@@RayGoodwinCanoe forever the teacher lol :)
@brianj9635
@brianj9635 Год назад
interesting comment at the end Ray about having done the paddle so many times yet would do it again - places like that are indeed special and sometimes made more special with who you paddle with. take care !
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Yep I will be doing for some years to come.
@tmcbrighton
@tmcbrighton Год назад
Haven’t been to the Ardeche in 30 years since my PGL days, really must make an effort to go back and visit. Lovely video as ever Ray
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Thank you Craig. Yep it was good times with PGL, I always enjoyed running some staff training our there. And indeed it is worth the effort to get back there.
@naturalflow157
@naturalflow157 Год назад
This feels like the adventure of a lifetime. I find it inspiring at the same time a bit scary haha. But that's mainly because in those past few years, I have lost a connection to myself and my dedication to something higher than myself. Your videos and your sharing here inspires me to push myself a bit further to figure out what I need to change in my life and find those connections again. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this journey with us and I wish you the best :)
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
That is so kind of you. Yep those connections are so important, do something to get them back. And yes there are more journeys to come. Keep well.
@tonystacey3347
@tonystacey3347 Год назад
Really enjoyed watching this. Lovely to get it to yourselves too! 12:10 not sure the spring was showing - finest drink on a hot day! Thanks for posting this Ray.
@RayGoodwinCanoe
@RayGoodwinCanoe Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it! A reminder of great times
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