Two inflatable canoes, two tents, backpacks with sleeping bags, food, clothes and all other stuff for autonomous raft in the plains of West Ukraine. Six tickets from Moscow to Kiev and from Kiev to Yuzhnoukrainsk.
This friday we’re leaving, and will be back in next monday. One week without any civilization - no cellphones, no electricity, no supermarkets - only your canoes, contents of your bags, sky, plains, and Southern Boh river.
I’m going there. At last.
…yes, I’m taking my tinwhistle with me And there will be fiddle and guitar also - so we’ll have some music near our campfire in the evenings
Well, not so scary as you might expect.
Southern Boh is rather big and slow river, and does not have too many “rafting” as you see it on TV. And rowing on canoe is easier then walking with a heavy backpack, believe me
Inflatables have one big advantage: our canoe (4 men, but only two are rowing) is only 15 kg. Being able to carry all your stuff yourself gives you freedom, and freedom is great
Yes, we’ll take both patch kit and extra inner tubes.
That sounds incredibly cool, breqwas! We did a trip like that last summer on the Bighorn River with inflatable kayaks. Pictures here. (at the bottom of the page)
Have a great time–we want a full report and pictures!
(and take it from me–if you’re doing inflatables, bring 4 times as many patch kits as you think you’ll need! )
The river has swallowed three paddles, one t-shirt, one pair of shoes, one almost-new burke (the person who lost it was not me, and she’s still alive), and a piece of my heart.
Ukraine, I love you
Also there’s an ITM session in Kiev, and it is much better than in Moscow. Maybe I should move to Kiev?
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Glad you had a great time! Do we get to see pictures, or did the river eat your camera too?