Shatsky lakes and not only

3 free days which have decided to devote to check of district around Shatsky lakes have stood out at us. And at the same time and some sights on road to glance over, which have escaped from earlier our attention. Were going to to leave on Friday morning, to glance in Vladimir-Volynsk, then to reach to Svitjazja where it will be arranged on two nights at lake, and on road home to drop in in the Jail. But all has gone at once naperekosjak – the severe fate has made the vandalism certificate over our plans.

Has begun with that between Kiev and Zhitomir have caught me on a headlight from the meanest ambush (two posts on both parties of road on distance of 500 m from each other, with special sadistic pleasure cleaning "morgalshchikov"). Having got documents, with horror has found out, that has forgotten the log. DAIshnik has taken pity (I and so it is punished by time loss) and has released back to Kiev behind documents. 2 hours have been irrevocably lost. Still time piece has left on jolting on country roads round Zhitomir. Has not gone through the centre, and has curtailed on district, having forgotten, that there repair. To come back it would not be desirable, here and it was necessary to jump on potholes on a roundabout route. In Vladimir-Volynsk have decided not to call in this day any more to leave time ljuft on settlement on Shatsky. Also have not lost. To find a lodging for the night during this season, moreover and on target, it has appeared it is almost unreal.

To the people on lakes the sea, also is a lot of cars. Numbers, basically, Volynsk and Belarus, it is a lot of tourists from the next areas, but there are kievljane and even Germans! What do they do in this solitude? After all rest conditions extremely accurately show, as we are far from Europe. Go there, basically, with tents – it is a lot of campings. Also many old bases of rest with primitive wooden small houses, beds-grids and toilets «type a toilet» in a court yard which "smell sweet" on all housing estates. And nearby there are six-100-th "Mercedeses". There are two big boarding houses. « Shatsky lakes »(item Svitjaz, Shatsky r-n; bodies: (03355) 25-112, 23-364), that is more and easier, is located directly on the most well-known lake of area - Svitjaz. More solid" Lisova pisnja "(item Gaivka, SHatsky r-n; bodies: (03355) 23-467, 23-240, 25-596) is a little aside, on lake Sandy (from SHatska to go in the Food direction, turn to the right under the index on" Lisovu pisnju "). There there are junior suites (120-150 grn.), suites (310 grn.) and even any super-puper cottage. Places are not present, and after 18.00 without the permit on hands to be arranged it is impossible in general. More detailed information contains in section" Hotel of Volhynia ".

Search of private boards have begun still in Svitjaze. In the end of the street going along coast, have found out some nice cottages, but they as it has appeared, do not surrender – people have simply constructed to themselves summer small houses. But there to us have prompted road on a housing estate the Ridge (from SHatska again taki a direction on Food, turn on the left under the index on the Ridge). Among the old gone to pieces camp sites 3 private cottages there are allocated. "Phoenix" (bodies has most of all liked: (03355) 23-246, (050) 378-5333) – big wooden srub with numbers (from 200 grn for double with three meals a day), the summer dining room-restaurant, the equipped territory, parking place, a beach at once behind a fence. Near to it there is "Hero" (bodies: (03355) 21-042, (067) 446-0995) with a dark blue roof, but there conveniences in the block on two numbers. Bases very nice, in both have a rest, basically, young pairs with small children, but all has appeared is hammered under an outset. To be arranged it was possible only in "Themis" (bodies: (03355) 21-012) – the most expensive and uncomfortable place. Free there there was only one junior suite for $70 without a food, but only for one night, on what as a result was necessary to agree. Mda … Base «type elite». The big territory, lawns close-cut, as a head of the owner, wooden chaise lounges … But all cottages from a natural tree outside for some reason obbity trite white vagonkoj. Our junior suite with conveniences and the conditioner has appeared abnormally huge. It is a lot of space, but it is absolutely nonfunctional and from that it is uncomfortable. Very big bedroom with an inconvenient bed, a huge bathroom (in one corner a toilet, in other of a souls) and more one big and not clear room in which, except a refrigerator, in general anything is not present. Public corresponding - "gold molodyozh" and solid uncles with a kind and habits of owners of a life. We "Karizma", against the newcomer Kiev "semyory" and representation "lehusa" with number "Volhynia" and the area arms, looked rather skromnenko.

Supper for us have not prepared, as it is necessary to reserve in advance, all decent vegetable marrows have appeared are hammered to the full (conditionally "decent" - there only build really good restaurant) so it was necessary to have a bite in number than the God has sent (and it has sent smoked eels, beer, bananas, peaches and so forth). For all excitements, frequent change of weather and sharp pressure jumps at me the head has ached and we have laid down before.

First half of next day have spent on a beach. Vodichka very pure, warm and pleasant, only small very much. To depth it is necessary to go metres 200. Zapovednost huge lake at all does not spoil even a considerable quantity of the lapping people, though as speak, water already far not such crystal-clear, as earlier, from for drains from camp sites. In the middle there is an island where it would be desirable to float on lodochke, but on such entertainment of time, unfortunately, is not present. Again to search for a haven the next night on Shatsky it would not be desirable at all, at me was there was a thought to go to hotel "Ягодин" under Ljubomylem, that is located also on wood lake, but friends who had a rest at this time in Truskavets here have called, and have called to itself on a visit.

On road have called in in Vladimir-Volynsk. Small town very ancient (it is known from 988), rather clean and picturesque enough, though and not so it is sated by architecture monuments as, for example, Berezhany. The main object of tourist interest – belokamennyj the Uspensky cathedral (1156-1160) times of prince Mstislava Izjaslavicha. The original Vaslilevsky church-rotunda (XIII-XIV centuries) Is noteworthy also. From the old lock the square defensive shaft in city centre and brick scatterings on a place of the base of any ancient construction was saved only. Nearby – a tidy public garden with park of attractions and the ware market. On the main area the Jesuit church (1755) towers. More the ambassador of war here anything interesting does not remain.

Further along border have moved to Lvov. In one place have stopped on point of the boundary control. Here has peeped mobilka, having informed, that welcomes me PolKomTel, and radio silent to it suddenly has revived and "zapshekalo" on-polski. We, hour, not in Poland?.

Truskavets have reached more close by the end of day. And here all has repeated. 2 and a half an hour we with friends went for a drive from hotel to hotel, from sanatorium to sanatorium in search of empty seats. Anything is not present! Our liked "Mariot" has been hammered under an outset – the crowd of thick wives of the Arabian sheikhs with the daughters there has lodged, arrived on a growing thin course is direct from Kuwait. In two other places of number have withdrawn directly from under a nose. One junior suite was in "Geneva", but already for 850 grn! But the base of hotels of Ukraine across Truskavets on my site has replenished with several new points. :) After exhausting wanderings on hotels have spat upon all and have agreed to spend the night on the offer of friends in their number on a country house "Hristina", in a drawing room on a sofa. Rather small, of course, and people it was inconvenient to disturb, but have saved. :) Have thrown things and have gone to a tavern to spoil it health which they carefully restored in a current of the last 10 days. :) The resort has again left the most favorable impressions. Inspired by stories of friends about miracle properties truskavetskoj "Naftusi", we are going to to lie down here «on capital repairs» days on 10 autumn, having combined passive rest with excursion on Zakarpatju.

The road home has appeared next day marvellously very easy, though places and wet. Last 2 days we chased naperegonki with a rain. In the Jail where have called in on excursion, it has fallen upon streets the present act of nature. The downpour has passed very powerful, streets in lowlands has flooded, posryvalo hatches from water drains, asphalt in many places vspuchilsja and has failed. All it is literally at us on eyes! Unfortunately, state of emergency happens and in a museum in territory of the Ostrozhsky lock – has flooded cellars. A museum have closed, and water pumped out a fire-engine. It was necessary to be satisfied with survey of constructions only outside. There is a princely lock (XIV-XVI centuries) In the centre on a hill. Having driven in a city from the party Exactly and passing on the main area, before a public garden with the Uspensky church it is necessary to turn to the right (a reference point – a defensive tower on a hillock to the left of road, where now a publishing museum). At once behind first aid station – on the left. The car can be left at an input in the Bogojavlensky cathedral (XV). The saved constructions of the lock are in territory behind cathedral collars.

To city already more than 900 years. Was the main residence of princes Ostrozhsky. First printer Ivan Fyodorov has constructed here 1580 the first printing house where a year the well-known Ostrozhsky Bible on which the Ukrainian presidents now swear later has been published. It is possible to devote 2-3 hours to walks by an old part and visiting of museums, which here a little (of regional studies with a collection of portraits of Ostrozhsky and ancient icons, a museum of history of the book and the press, a numismatical museum). Only to have a bite in a city it was not possible – a rain, probably, has hurt wires, and anywhere there was no light. Had a bite already more close to Kiev, in roadside cafe "Russia" in with. Gorbakiv (the price of the basic dish – 10 grn., meal tasty, portions huge).

On an entrance to the house the counter of the passed way showed 1800 km. Probably, it was necessary to believe in an old sign that it is not necessary to come back with halfway. Perhaps having found out near Zhitomir absence of the log, it was necessary to remain on target in Kiev. Then there would be no set of the small troubles accompanying all this trip. But there would be no also adventures behind which we and go each time to uncertainty.