Bordeaux and Palmiers

Other than the Pachaire and the Fontaine des Eaux, there is one more bank of the Verdouble that we like to bring the kids for a little bit of swimming on the hot summer days here in Paziols: the Prade.

The Prade is a hugely social meeting place for the community here. On a nice day, nearly everyone in the town has made the trek, either by foot, as we do, by bike or by car to the river, where you can sit and bask in the sun on the rocky banks, swim in the cool and shallow water, or give yourself a mud facial using the natural resources at the bottom of the small waterfall at one end of the river.

I love the Pachaire: it’s my personal favorite of the three. I love the waterfall, I love the rope swing, I love the campground. But there’s something about coming to the Prade with a large group of children and being able to wade into the water and watch them swim and play. These kids are used to the shores of the Atlantic and the huge waves that come crashing down on the beaches of the Jersey Shore and the Hamptons, but they seem to enjoy themselves anyway, splashing the counselors and doing handstands in the shallow water of the river.

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