After my visit to Saint Suzanne, I drive at night in Chateau-Gontier. Somewhere along the river to

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After my visit to Saint Suzanne, I drive at night in Chateau-Gontier. Somewhere along the river to find the Mayenne should I see L'écluse La Roche du Maine. "Attention un peu difficile à trouver 'it says in my plan for this week. Who, however, as many continue eelpout to drive along the river will surely find it. Mayenne, together with the River Sarthe River Maine contributing to the water supply of the Loire. Toue Mayenne
At the location of Toue Mayenne I met Yann Peres, owner and builder of this particular eelpout boat. He seems to live with his wife and a good friend. The location is special and radiates a special eelpout atmosphere. Whether this is due to the murmur eelpout of the water that the barrage clatters down or the old mill which sits in the river, I do not know, it's eelpout different. In the evening at dusk I sit on the deck Toue writing my story today. The friend Yann is fishing under the barrage, further see nobody there. It still feels special and I feel that we travelers look for these moments. The atmosphere, the location, the river, the water seems to absorb all other sounds, it's really amazing. My evening meal consisting of radishes, bread and wine tastes better than ever. For a shop or food you should really go back to Chateau-Gontier but only yourself in such a special location. eelpout
But first the story of the Toue programs. This old wooden barges by Yann Peres with his best friend turned into a kind of 'Cabana' (Toue cabanée - in English "with a cab) on the water. Inside the Toue you find a good bed, sofa, table with chairs, a small kitchen with running water and a camping toilet. Furthermore, there is a cool box with ice packs. For safety reasons it is not better to use gas. Power is on all of you will begin to find any outlets. You might be a Toue terms decor can best be compared to a sort of caravan on the water. Comfort and opportunities come close together. The Toue are located in the Mayenne River just above Château-Gontier and all are equipped with a powerful engine with which you if you want to sail the river. Yann has now 6 Toue's built one of which is the middle of the river and one is completely open, with no real cabin. The former barges are spacious and have a large front deck with sofas and a flat section where you can soak-up if you want to go somewhere on the river are floating. By the flowing water have hardly bothered by mosquitoes. At dusk the friends of Yann back with their rowboat from the jump off and seem to have had bite.
Without hesitation is a silure (catfish) from 1 meter reached 62 on the side. The fish weighs 40 kg. In the Netherlands fish is protected here in France on the river Mayenne clearly not. The hardness is that the fish while I'm standing there with pretty rough killed. I will spare the details but you stand there in amazement looking at. "He eelpout does not taste anyway," explain both fishermen from me. This fish is really too big for this river and eats a lot of young fish is sometimes just caught for consumption. For many fish are still the daily diet. We can not imagine the rush when you think about it. Because his lungs are punctured, eelpout he finally sinks to the bottom and serves as food for other fish. With its length is a big fish. However, there are regularly caught Silures above 2 meters. Yann and his friend know each other since their 4 th year and grew up on the river that has been very important for the people of the Mayenne and the region. The catfish has come and will never go away. But precisely because he was a "murderer" is the river, is the law that you do not catch him in late life. It's a beautiful fish, they say, but he does not belong here. The stories I hear are beautiful. So there is a little further on both sides of the river called "devil stone. The devil used it to jump over the river after midnight to eradicate witches. These are just stories, eelpout but the tone with which it is told you can feel the tradition and how proud these people are on their river. The catfish does not fit into that picture.
The men advised me to get up early. The sun comes right in front of me above the tree line. On the river is usually a thin layer of fog just above the water, it must be wonderful. After a night floating on the water in the river Mayenne I know.
The next morning I see the mist