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July 15, 2015
You cannot step into the same river twice. And all the more so, into the same sea. Last year's trip gave us unforgettable impressions, and in 2015 we decided to go on the White Sea again, but this time…
June 17, 2015
This year we had to push the opening of our kayaking season back from the May holidays, because we'd gone to Crimea, and after that we made an unsuccessful outing on the Volga, where it was terribly…
September 1, 2014
Our summer trips can be grouped by the following factors: they last more than 2 weeks, we cover great distances, and it always rains. This year was no…
July 22, 2014
Our final stage of preparation for the White Sea and a big test of how ready our gear — and we ourselves — really were. Right after Seliger, Dasha decided we needed something more serious and set her sights on…
June 17, 2014
The story of how we discovered Lake Seliger. After our spring trip across the lakes near Moscow, Dasha suggested spending the June holidays on a trip from the source of the Volga. Everything was going…
May 8, 2014
A year ago Dasha and I discovered the full charm of kayak trips, paddling a 50-kilometer loop across the lakes of Meshchera. That year, though, we were – to put it mildly – not quite ready for…
May 11, 2013
Once, around the age of 12, poring over a map of the Shatura district, I discovered that four lakes – Sokorevo, Ivankovskoye, Shagara and Svyatoye – are linked by channels and form a ring that…
