Tuesday, July 24, 2007

July, 2007, Expanding our skills... Russia. Karelia. Canooing.

Extremely wide range of emotions, different views, situations and fun. This is what we got from the week-long trip to Russian Karelia.

It was planned by our capitan that we go somewhere in Karelia on canooes. We didn't know about this transport a lot. We didn't have any skills in surviving in the rainy forest near strong rapids... But we had to try...

I must say that we've got a success in this. Except some unpleasand cases we've spent great week in a wild forest 50-80 km far from the nearest civil places. And we're all know what the rapids are. Thrilling... Dangerous... And nothing belongs to you.



The final which I met alone [I've finished the route earlier than others ;) I was afraid a bit...] was fun. Safari-like trip for 60 km in the wild forest by military car. Then hitch-hiking somewhere a train station with the connection to StPete is.

Thank you guys for this ability to have rest together. It was really great! Canooing skills is really must have.