37 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways 36 Strolling along the waterways An open, moving expanse The swamps In its meandering course, the river loses itself to form vast marshy areas covered mainly with sedges, niaouli trees, xyris and other cunoniaceae which are located at the bottom of the White River Valley. The path of the water gets lost and becomes perceptible again, gaining height. The White River, its marshes Caressed by the wind Explore the marshes of the White River “The trek is not just a question of altitude or inaccessible lands. You should also know how to enjoy a long walk around a marshy expanse whose rushes bend gently, caressed by the discreet breath of the trade wind. You have to know how to walk under the gaze of curious birds who survey their domain by describing long graceful curves in the sky.” GR®NC1, From Prony to Dumbea, Jean-Francis Clair To the West, a view over the marshes and Yaté Lake
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