Soup of the caramels

About a hike along the route "The highest peaks of Ukraine" which was held in August 2010 You can talk for a long time - received a lot of positive impressions. But as they say, "I'll be brief," and talk about the campaign in general. I must say, the weather felt our strength and we prevailed. Organizers warned climate is not constant, but even experienced did not expect. Thank God it ended well - all came back in one piece, no accidents. The purpose of our trip was to capture the beauty and Carpathian fully enjoy them. Break from the everyday hustle and bustle. Given the fact that in the mountains, except the Crimean we (me and my wife) were nowhere and went to such tour for the first time, we have prepared accordingly based on conversations "knowledgeable" on the Internet visitors. As it turned out later, interest of 50%. Thanks to the instructor Frederick (it separate conversation), rented on the spot, two sleeping bags (they have to be convinced of his own and certainly not summer), two backpacks, raincoats and double tent (and desirable to get these things in advance). Met with the group at the train \ train station, boarded the bus and rushed to the starting point of the route, so to speak, to the sacred heights. The group consisted of 13 people, which included: a family of four (Russia), a young couple (Russia), the brother and sister (Ukraine), two girls (Russia), the two of us (Ukraine) and our guide - Frederick (he from the city) . As it turned out they all had some kind of experience in campaigns and it has been seen not only from the stories of presence, but also by "tuning" - navigators, good hiking shoes (not sneakers as we do), suits, coats, sticks, tents, burners, food reserve for each day, etc. Despite the difference in age and experience of the atmosphere in the group was warm. The boys crept sociable and cheerful. This long experience has been and our instructor Frederick. Very sociable person and I can not imagine any other conductor in the mountains. In difficult moments helped gave no laggard hanging out in the end, helped by word and deed. During a smoke break on vacation and told a lot of stories and did not give vzgrustnut fatigue. The versatility of his stories started from home, how to cook the soup in a campaign of caramel and finished Hadron Collider. In general, the instructor is necessary. Good for you, Frederick! Seven days probably only half a day were sun, which can be anything in the photo shoot. The rest was rain and fog, sometimes impenetrable "milk". Temperaturka not summer, but when traveling on it little attention. What can you do, mountain climate is unpredictable ... Even with all this, what we have experienced the pleasure of the height, from the space, the atmosphere around. In the end, I say, we got even more than expected - a positive charge for the year ahead. And the difficult minutes later recalled with a smile. To the story attached some pictures, someone might see himself. Tourists with experience - Arthur and Olga.