Let's go or how to make a trip by car pleasant

Traveling by car was a spontaneous decision. In a few hours packed suitcases in the navigator built the route Chelyabinsk – Anapa, and in the morning already moved on the road. The total distance was about 3000 kilometers in one direction. On the first day of the trip, we set the task to drive about half the way and stop in Volgograd. But due to heavy traffic jams, we managed to get only to Samara, we stayed overnight in a roadside hotel.

 

In the room, first of all, pay attention to bed linen. Is it fresh? We, for example, left "beautifully tucked" - not clean. And this is not the only case. So ask the staff to change it or take it with you. The morning promised to be good, but it wasn’t. When I woke up, I felt an unpleasant pain in my eyes, and I realized that they were inflamed. It was hard to even look at the daylight. I can explain why this happened. I was sitting in the front seat and my window was open most of the time. Dust that flew from the road got into the eyes, after which irritation began. I strongly recommend wearing sunglasses, put eye drops in the glove compartment or purse, they will help you very much even in order to just relieve fatigue. Don't skimp on drugs. The first aid kit should be universal, put it somewhere nearby too. No one is immune to both minor scratches and more serious injuries.

 

 

Having one driver in the car means that you will be driving for a long time, and the road will seem like an eternity. No matter where you go, you will be told that you need at least two experienced drivers. First, it’s your safety, and second, you’ll save time.

As I said earlier, our trip was not entirely planned. Only when we reached Krasnodar, we began to decide which resort we choose for recreation. They unanimously voted for the Annunciation. Distances between the cities - resorts are quite small, and if you wish, you can visit them all. It was about two in the morning when we arrived. I note that we did not book rooms in hotels and guest houses in advance. We had only one address, which was recommended to us by friends. We did not know the location, our friend was only the navigator. The recommended hotel had the sea within a five-minute walk. We arrived at this house, and what was our disappointment when we saw not the waves, but an overgrown, disgusting swamp (in the dark it seemed so). As it turned out later, it was an estuary. We were not going to stay there, so we went looking for the sea.

 

About an hour has passed since arriving. We had to stop somewhere already, everyone was exhausted, decided that we would find any house and spend the night there, and in the morning we would find the sea and move closer. Despite the fact that it was a deep night, there are no fewer people on the streets than during the day, loud music plays in all establishments. We met a taxi driver Nikolai on the way, and he helped us to stay in the hotel. All prices for housing start from two thousand rubles per day. We paid a thousand more and lived in a studio apartment. But! You cannot stay overnight for one day. The calculation is possible only with a stay of three days. We had no choice but to stop there.

 

Advice! Book a room in advance, find a convenient location for yourself, and save money. And still come in the daytime, so you can explore the area in which you are. When you run out of food and water, you can find a shop on every corner during the day. At night, looking for round-the-clock shops does not give pleasure.

 

 

If we talk about beautiful places and entertainment in the village, the only picturesque place is the sea, there is nothing more remarkable there. Entertainment is also on the beach. At the entrance there is a fenced place where you can see pets: chickens, pigs, goats, rabbits. Also with children there are classes in moulding from clay, in the morning and in the evening. For children on the beach - different water slides, trampolines, airplane. Adults can ride a banana, go on a yacht trip, jump with a parachute. I think all this fun is on any of the Russian beaches. If you want to see something interesting, then you can go to the nearest cities. We had Anapa 30 kilometers away. The weather that day was not very good, so waited for the rain in the dolphinarium, then in the aquarium. And only in the evening we went for a walk on the embankment. You can watch the sea and the sunset forever. From the restaurants that are located along the waterfront, live music plays. It was so pleasant and romantic to be there. The next day we went to Novorossiysk. First of all, they rushed to the seaport as a small child rejoices in huge ships. The purpose of our trip is to enjoy the sea air and bask in the sun.

 

When we got home, I came to the conclusion that driving was not my thing. The road seemed too tedious, especially under the scorching sun. If you are going for the first time, it will be interesting to know what Russia is like. On the way back, I want to get home faster. When you take a break on the road, be sure to stretch, do exercises for the legs, back. It will be much easier then to drive the remaining kilometers, at the next stop repeat the warm-up complex.

 

 

The most enjoyable thing about the whole time we drove was that I admired the surrounding scenery. We have traveled over five regions, and I want to say that I am in love with the nature of the Chelyabinsk region. I have never seen such beautiful beauty anywhere else. For me, the biggest impression was the huge fields of sunflowers, now these are my favorite flowers. The Ural Mountains – I wanted to see them most of all, they are not even comparable to the mountains in the Krasnodar Territory. You drive on them behind a convoy of cars, and you can't even see the edge of the road. But at night they are especially scary to move, drivers need to be extremely careful. Once on the mountain serpentine, with steep descents and ascents, where visibility is only a couple - three meters, do not get carried away by speed. Also in the mountains are extremely rare places for overtaking. Do not risk your own life, the lives of passengers and other drivers. It is better to be safe and go at a low speed. On the way back we were driving at dusk, it felt like you were in a horror movie. On the deadliest night, there were almost no cars on the road, and it seems that there is not a soul in this area.

 

I hope this article was useful for you, because the main thing is to get to your destination without adventure and have a good rest!

 

Text and photos: Polina Sutyagina