In early August, Moscow was extremely hot and smog. Trying to escape from this hell, my friends and I went on vacation to Lake Volgo, which is next to Lake Seliger.
We just went by car, with tents, without any plans for a couple of days. Previously, I was already at Seliger, we came and parked the car at some tourist center, took a boat and sailed away for a few days to some parking. This time we decided that we did not want to be tied to the boat, and we want the car to be at our side. Therefore, on the advice of a friend, we chose a place on Lake Volgo next to the surf camp.
Volgo lake.
Life-trip.ru to Volgo lake.
Arriving at the place, we learned that such smart as we are, apparently all of Moscow, and although it was a weekday there were a lot of people. About the Volgo surf camp itself, I generally keep quiet, there is just a full house. Although if you like to hang out and listen to music then this is the place for you. Perhaps that's why the camp is full of young people. Also there are concerts with discos on weekends, there is a dining room, tennis tables, a volleyball net, and of course surfboards. Yes, there is still a bathhouse on the shore.
Volgo surf camp.
Surfers from the camp. Volgo.
High coast near Volgo surf camp.
Complete relaxation in a lost world. Volgo.
We prefer wild rest, a small number of people, merging with nature and all that. Therefore, we stood not just next to the Volgo surf camp, but at the very end of the so-called «Lost world». This is a free parking lot so called, after it there is a swampy coast overgrown with tall grass. Only such a distant location saved us from noise and din.
Early morning on the Volgo lake. Complete silence.
Early morning on the Volgo lake.
Morning. Volgo lake.
Where there are people, there is rubbish. This is just some kind of law for a vacation in Russia. It's good that those who run the Volgo surf camp are getting their hands on it. «lost World», and clean it of debris. The environmental fee is only 50 rubles per person, and is not taken from everyone, but as a voluntary donation.
Our neighbors turned out to be a father with a son and a kayak. Thank them very much for giving us a ride on the lake. I didn’t even count on this. For the first time in my life I swam on «Taimen», the sensations are pleasant, I have only strengthened my desire to somehow raft across Karelia. The kayak goes much faster than an ordinary boat, and when three rowing, and even synchronously, it generally turns into a boat. We flew there faster than all the newly minted surfers, and even the rain could not stop us.
Beach at our parking lot.
We go kayaking on the Volga.
Downpour on Lake Volgo.
If not for the kayak, our leisure would be more than modest: conversations around the fire, flowing into philosophical conversations, stunning psychedelic sunsets, and the black starry August sky. But do you really need something else to be happy?
Sunset. Volgo lake.
Sunset. Volgo lake.
Sunset. Volgo lake.
On the Sunset.
Starry sky in August.
In general, we liked the rest on the Volgo lake. If you come there on weekdays, and when there is no such intense heat in Moscow, then I think you can enjoy a quiet rest there. And for parties here is the site of the surf camp - http://www.windsurf-seliger.ru/
My lady of water
Lake Volgo, how to get there
The easiest way to get here from Moscow is through New Riga, turn in Rzhev, drive through the city and go to Selizharovo. Then drive to the turn to the village of Selishche and along the main road through the whole village and the bridge, get onto the gravel road (grader), and then along it to the sign to the right to the surf camp. It is quite difficult to get lost there. From MKAD to a place where-from 330 km.
Volgo Lake Map
Village Selishche.
