Category Archives: South Kola, natural order

On the receiving end of the Russian roadside hospitality

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May be an image of road and natureAs some of you may know, our “new” car spent most of the summer and September in the repair shop. That left me, the homebody, quite content, but my mate Alexandra, with her wanderlust, got frustrated close to the breaking point. So when I turned out to have a free day on Wednesday, I said not a word against Alexandra’s plan to drive to Kashkarantsy, about 200km east from Kandalaksha.

Kolvitsa Lake boulders

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Something different and drastic must have been happening here epochs ago because large stones along the southern edge of Kolvitsa Lake don’t look like boulders elsewhere, and their arrangement in a long row along the water is beyond me to take a wild guess as to why. Below are some photos from our yesterday’s walk among the rocks by the lake in the late fall mist.

 

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Off to Kuzomen

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On our way to Kuzomen with a stopover in Kashkarantsy. Of things unpleasant, it was road repair, with 10 kilometers of large gravel between Umba and Kashkarantsy. Of misadventures, it was a blown camper tire. If we lose another one we are looking into a serious adjustment of plans as the nearest tire repair place is in Umba, 100+ kilometers of a really bad road back.

Saw a fox right in front of us but by the time Alexandra got out her camera the animal had almost disappeared in the bush.

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A very inexpensive large apartment in Luvenga for sale

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Three rooms, first floor, with ~1/10 of an acre plot of land. Location: Luvenga, 14km east from Kandalaksha.

Cheap: 220 th. roubles (~$3500).

But requires a full renovation job.

Sold by a good friend of mine, the knife and sleigh maker Vasily Ivanovich.

This offer may be of interest to those wishing to establish a foothold in Russia.

Photos will be added soon.

Contact me at manfriday@yandex.ru for more information.