Sailing on Volga River

I'm going to take you to the countrysides but before that, you're  going to hace a ride with me at the Volga river.

This is a hydrofoil and below is the one I took.

It's nice to see the land from afar and get a picture of how it looks like.

Here, is a small barge and behind it are dachas, not very far from the city area. It's more like suburban dachas.

Somewhere farther is a small port and behind are dachas...

more dachas here.

"Dachnikii" -they are reffered to people who stay in dachas every summer. Like I mentioned in my previous post, swimming is one if the favorite pastimes in dacha.

Beautiful river cliffs...

where fishermen below found themselves a hideout.

Somebody's huge poperty.

I don't want to overload you with pictures so I am going to continue next post.

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Friendly guests at dacha

There aren't only pests at dacha but also cute & harmless visitors.

I don't know how to call this little stripey bug but sure it is some beautiful one.

How can you not resist feeding this adorable kitten when it comes meowing at your door? It's somebody's but in dacha they are freed outdoors to ramble in the grass and wander around other dachas or perhaps learn a bit about being wild.

It's got a brother. And he eats more. He's also very playful. He was playing with apples like balls on the ground.

Another visitor. Well, she doesn't really ask for food. She'd just pass by as she crosses from ine street to another.

And from the river you can find water snake. I don't really like snakes but this one they said is harmless and was more afraid of people.

So going to dacha and enjoying wonders that it offers is still way worthy than just staying home to avoid pests like ticks.

Activities in dacha

When people say, I'm going dacha and spend the whole summer there, it means they're  going to soend summer in the "relatively wild" place, indulge in gardening, fishing, swimming, tanning, boating, biking for kids, etc.

Some dachas are right by the beach. These are the new ones, bought mostly. 

Many people bring their rubber boats, others have much simplier boats enough to float around the river nearby.

Others even manage to swim...

or water skii.

Whatever activity can be done in the dacha areas, people would do. I've seen some playing beach volleyball too. 

In the musician street, people gather and play music or sing songs in the evening. It's almost like an orchestra or concert. It's great to live next to their street, you get a free great entertainment :)

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