Hiking on the yacht "Laguna"-2015

Anniversary Journey 2015

Our annual trips to Gorky The reservoir has become a kind of tradition. The membership has changed. Routes varied, but every August the yacht Laguna sailed out. harbour and headed north to the Mountain-Sea In search of adventure.

The tenth anniversary voyage gathered on the ship as experienced sailors, in the person of Lesha with Masha, Alyona, and me; and new Elena and Vladimir, who found us online and wanted to join us. to the camp.

Usually the first half of August is issued. It's sunny, it's hot in summer, and all of our previous nine races we've done. We caught this weather and enjoyed the mud under the white sail. But this time We didn't get together until the 15th, and the beginning of August wasn't too warm. The forecast threatened us with terrible cold, but there was nowhere to retreat.

In the afternoon, the participants became We reached the yacht club and loading started. Lena and Volodya tried, and The food stocks barely got into the holds and compartments of the Lagoon. Loaded water, gasoline, sleeping tents. The yacht sat down, and at the eighth o'clock in the evening, when Lesha and Masha arrived, they gave a start. The tenth anniversary march.

Have time, while light, to mark the meeting, solemnly have dinner, get acquainted, and to the island in the bay of the river Yahra They were coming in the dark. Last year, my friends and I were there. One of them managed to lose his watch. But later, when I was with Lesha and his friends, Once again sailed to the island, Alexey found this watch. And we've been him ever since. We call it Lost Time Island.

The shallow near the island suddenly overgrown We had to maneuver to get attached to the beach. Bye. It went well, we unloaded, made a fire, set up tents and I enjoyed drinking tea with cookies from rich supplies. Suhl's prediction Weather deterioration, cold wind, so we decided not to stay long, but in the morning. Get up early and walk away before the sea moves.

We didn’t get out very early, and The wind was already blowing in full, so the crew’s equipment was Arctic, the mood It is full of strength, full of readiness. About three hours we walked against the wind until The Green Cape, swinging into the lavish.

About twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the yacht bumped. The soft sand of the quiet bay. It's usually over the weekend, and it was a Sunday. full of fishermen. This time we were alone - the bad weather frightened everyone. But back off We are not used to it, and under the cover of a dense forest began to settle down at a high stop. A spot over the bay. This is one of the most beautiful places of our yachts. travel. Because of the proximity, you can go there for the weekend. However, it is not associated with annual long hikes. And we didn't plan to stay here. After Laguna tried to go out to sea. However, on the shallows when leaving the bay, at the Green Cape, where the wind in the open space showed all its power, the yacht We started to rock hard, and we wisely decided to go back to the bay.

Until it rained, everything went well. It was. cold, degrees +12 - +13 * C, but the bay is quiet, the forest protected from the wind, with noise rocking age-old pines. After landing on the same spot, Elena took over. Cooking, and the rest of the travelers dragged wood and set up tents.

After a nice dinner like Michelin. At the restaurant, in the rain, we went for a walk through the forest. Cape Green. Stormy. And no mushrooms - cold. But fresh air and Team spirit lifted the mood, the journey was ahead, and to the cold We were morally prepared.

Rain until the end of the day was taken more than once. But he also rested by letting the sun pass through the clouds. Let's go to the kebabs, fire, Samovar. The forest overhead roared and swayed, while the landscape before my eyes showed complete peace with huge flocks of gulls on the water, Alluringly passing ducks and soaring kites from above.

It gets dark early in August, and loss of orientation in time with relaxed communication at the fire - the usual thing: either 8, or It's 11, I don't know. The main thing is to leave the tent from this state. It's been a long time.

At night Our tents were cold but tolerant. In the morning, no one wanted to go. further by sea. At the campfire, under the sometimes sprinkling rain, it was good. I Instead of going forward to the nearby Two Star Harbor, That's a little backwards. Lesha was still asleep, so we left Masha to guard him. We went on a guided tour ourselves.

The tailwind quickly brought us to Two-star, we snuck through the reed thickets and landed on the familiar. place. The new crew members thought the harbour's name came from the level Just like hotels. But we explained that once with his son Vitalik and We sailed there in the evening, and instead of the usual appearance at sunset. The first star in the sky, Venus, saw two other stars through the trees. And the neighboring planet, apparently, was closed by a dark forest. That's how I got attached. Two-star.

Drink-snack for arrival of homemade wine From Lena and Volodya, we delved into a luxurious pine forest. The berries were gone. The mushrooms are almost the same - we just wandered along the path and breathed. But far away from us. We began to get blueberries and lingonberries, and we enjoyed them with pleasure.

Having broken away from the company, Alyona and I left. In the clearing and at impressive pines, leaning, meditating, “feeding” energy”.

Volodya's yacht with Lena was already waiting for us with a snack, we had another drink and went back to Green.

Going against a strong wind in the maneuver It was a long time coming, and I decided that I was going to The sailing boat is finished, started the engine.

Upon arrival, we found neither Masha nor Lesha. We've been around, they're gone. Well, we think they will. After a while, I I guess I turned on the phone, and then it turned out that they went through the forest to the village. Meet Gazelle, who was supposed to pick them up.

Turns out they lost us, they couldn't. Call me and I'm about to leave. I talked them into coming back for things and mark the wires. And since they didn't know how to find us in the woods, Alena, let's meet them. Four kilometers – forty minutes walk, really. fifty, and together, in the car, we snuck into our parking lot. Their two-day Our participation in the campaign was thus completed, prepared for this purpose. They were eaten and we carried them with a light heart.

In Our journey was also attended by our cats Perseus, Sonya - experienced. Sailors, last year sailed with us, and Iriska, Sonya's daughter. Most of it. They were hiding from the rain in our tent. Next night, Alena and I. They slept in a tent, and the cats all moved into it in the morning. We sat there until we left. Somehow they feel what the tent is at the moment. residential.

It was the third day of standing on Green. Cape. By lunchtime, we loaded the stuff and finally went out to sea with an eye on it. Sokolsky. The wind weakened a little, but the yacht still swayed. Nevertheless, we We passed Puchezh, rested a little on Cardamom Cape, then passed Shashlychny The island and turned to Sokolsky. In spite of the wind, the waves remained large, if not increased, and the respite in the harbor of Sokolsky was I really need it. But for the night we went to the Bay of Ulcers, which is two kilometers higher.

It was already dark when we came to the bay and They found that the entrance was covered with sand. This has happened before, but this summer has not happened. dry, so that the stream from the river that formed the bay could not penetrate the sandy braid. However, there was nowhere to go, besides the wind began to intensify again. We tied the boat to the trees, pulling the stern into the sand as much as we could. The lagoon, of course, swayed, but did not beat the bottom. Lena's not with Volodya. They began to open the tent and settled down for the night in the yacht. We put ours on. a tent on a sandy beach, near a hill, and for a long time could not fall asleep from the noise surf.

Morning. Wednesday was tough. We didn't sleep well, we couldn't sleep on the boat either. But You couldn't relax. The wind continued to howl, the waves beating on the shore, and To move north against the wind was not worth thinking about.

At the edge of the forest, in silence, we had breakfast. Then something like a bath - wash your head and torso did not interfere, and then took The decision to walk along the shore in Sokolskoe. And they found a reason - for the fish!

On the way. We saw off a little rain again. In the city at this time, we were told. On the phone, Nizhny Novgorod residents took out autumn coats and scarves, and when they found out, I thought we weren't going back, we were spinning by the temple in absentia. Although the forecast is the third day He promised the return of the sunny summer, and we kept freezing in the wind and under. We still believed that tomorrow the darkness would end, and we would reach The coveted Chocolate Bay.

Sentinel. The path to the center of Sokolsky continued to drizzle. Besides, the local market. There was no fish, only beer. There is also a bus ticket for Alena. tomorrow. All the way back to the yacht continued to drizzle again. In the tent on We found all three of our cats on the beach, though Perseus is somewhere in the morning. hiding. The fire was warmed, and after a hearty snack began to prepare for sailing.

I decided to come back a little lower. Sokolsky, in the bay near Shashlyk Island. You could hide from it. See what the weather will bring tomorrow. Tightened on The sand of the stern of the yacht gave in with difficulty, but with joint efforts we pushed it to the bottom. They started the engine and went to the intended place. That bay. A small river flows in, and I was hoping, as before, to get through it. familiar cove. But here we were not lucky: the passage from the bay to the river It was so small that even our Lagoon could not pass. But the shore The bay itself was quiet, comfortable, and we docked. The weather was getting better. It warmed, the fire warmed, and we finally began to relax. Last night. They didn't get much sleep, so they put out the tent, they laid blankets. My sleeping bags went to bed early. Our friends rejected the tent altogether. They liked sleeping on the boat better.

Thursday morning was beautiful. Absolutely. Blue sky, warming the sun, a rare pine forest planting - just relax! But we had to get a little bit on the bus to see off Alyona. And our coke. Elena, meanwhile, prepared another culinary masterpiece - spaghetti with seafood. It was a full holiday - a resort, and only! Actually, ours. Supplies were so great that by all our efforts coffee cookies and fruits. And the pestilence was barely reduced. One thing that bothered me in the morning: the cat did not appeared.

Alyona said goodbye to the company, Her participation in the campaign ended there, and we walked to Sokolskoye on foot. bus station. An hour later, we were there, and while we were waiting for the departure, we walked along. local market. But the fish never arrived. But we bought me lungs. Rubbed half-boots, just for the weather that's over.

When I got on the bus, I went. It went back, but not directly, but along the coast. Beautiful landscape from high The escarpment inspired the sailing, and when I got back to the parking lot, the decision To swim further, to the coveted Chocolate Bay, ripened completely. Here. Only Perseika's cat never showed up. We were looking for him, calling all over the place. around, but he's gone. Gone. That's how we left without him. Of course we were hoping. The next day, on the way back, pick it up, because the cats are far from the owners. leaving.

After half an hour on the sail when leaving the bay, we again We returned to the engine because of the wind that had subsided completely, and calmly went north.

At sunset, we reached the Selantsev Bay, They enjoyed the extraordinary breadth of the sea in this place, and even before dawn they moored in Chocolate.

Purpose The journey has finally been achieved!

I tied my cats on leashes so I wouldn't. They ran away like peach. Then he laid out the tent. And companions, meanwhile, We made dinner when it was dark, tea with delicious dishes, and we again They enjoyed the sea, the fresh air and the clear sky, where the stars scattered. The Milky Way.

In the morning It's summer. After a sunny breakfast, I invited tourists to visit the locals. Attractions, and we, locked in a cage of cats, went for a walk along the bay.

The forest is there, as I've described in past hikes, It is quite special: it resembles a park with rare pine trees. light green moss and spacious alleys that could be mentally lay in any direction.

As always, the path was blocked by plexus. Webs of big crosses.

Cats were waiting for us. by the yacht.

We wanted to stay a little longer here. The edges of Chocolate Bay, and go on until the weather to more places embrace. Finally, we went even further north, to the one we opened the year before last. Pirate shore.

This place was probably used before. The rafting of the forest, because the whole beach was covered with gray logs from time to time. That's where we bathed. Even me. Great place!

Then we crossed the wide Unjou spill. And we docked at Diamond Island. From the woods at Chocolate Bay. Fungi - foxes - Lena quickly brewed eggplant stew, and we immediately lunch.

All right, intermediate finish. It started here. our way home. In the hope of the now favorable wind, we set a colorful Sail - spinaker, and departed from a long braid. But the wind quickly turned into calm. I had to think about the engine.

Then we approached the fisherman several times. n They were looking for fish, but they never shared.

Quite quickly on the mirror sea we reached the Ulcer, where We stopped for a while to pick up a rope left by accident. Another hour. We came to the place where Perseus disappeared. The search did not come again. result. With a heavy heart, promising to return by car, we moved on.

First I wanted to spend the night in Lotinka. Our usual place. But the weather was calm, quite warm, and I dared. Go to the Amazon. Then, when he passed by, he became dark. We spent the last hour in complete darkness.

But the entrance to the bay of Amazon somehow find We succeeded, and about eleven o'clock in the morning we were tied to the sheer shore. inside.

I put up a tent again, and Volodya and Lena, Traditionally, they stayed on the yacht. They fell asleep without a fire.

Saturday morning was warm and sunny again. We rushed to Katunki - they were a couple of miles away to do two things: Buy fish and go to the monastery.

I stayed at the dock, and my friends went to business. They returned quite quickly, having examined the beauty of the monastery, and declared Ready to go on the boat.

Wind. It was very auspicious, sideways, even slightly tailored, and we went under. spinner. So, swinging on a weak wave, for conversations, we crossed over Woe to the sea and made a green parking on the beach of Petrel. It went on. summer, it was full of vacationers, many bathed, as if there was no frosting It was cold just a few days ago.

And then, all the way to the White River, They continued to sail, sometimes drinking seagulls with the remaining in abundance. Cookies.

Arriving in his native harbor, on the White River, It took place unusually early, at five o'clock in the evening. We did it! The sea is coming, The tenth time, we obeyed. We're good! Having overcome the cold, rain and wind, we Enjoy the clear warm weather, walk the planned path and safely return unharmed.

The Laguna yacht continues to live and delight us. new discoveries!

Thank you to all the participants!

A cat. Perseus was found two weeks later. It really took us four to do that. I've been chasing him. But now we'll have the coast. It's called the Persian Gulf.