Living TRAVEL - RUSSIA Ship, Canal and River Cruise (3 of 3 pages)
Ship: Maxim Litvinov; Route:
Moscow Canal, Volga River, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Rybinsk Reservoir,
Volga-Baltic Canal for the rest of the way including Kirillov & Goritsy, the
White Lake, Kizhi in Lake Onega, Svir River, Mandrogi, Lake Ladoga, St.
Petersburg. Locks: 18 locks involving a net fall of 24 metres. |
Many birds follow the ship - above: common gull, below: Sabine's gull |
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Gull flying up the wall face of a lock |
Gulls gather in the locks where the water is churned up |
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Lake Ladoga |
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Ship's wash in the shallow lake disturbs the small boats |
Barge |
Above and below: one of the many sunsets on the lakes |
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