Это был незабываемый отдых! It was an unforgettable vacation!

It was an unforgettable vacation! We will definitely come to Vyacheslav in his house, with friends next year. It is located in Psahara (Colchis) - this is the Gagra district closest to Pitsunda. I’ll tell you briefly: we rested as a group of six (two couples + two children), we dreamed of getting to Gagra for a very long time and finally the dream came true, a taxi driver brought us to Vyacheslav and immediately a note of trust and calm swept through our communication that the rest would succeed. He immediately treated me to his homemade wine (super!!! ), he showed everything, the newest house, as they say, the fly did not sit)). At first it was annoying that you had to drive to the sea (about 1.5 km straight and about 3 km to the city beach of Gagra and 7 km to Pitsunda beach, but then we realized all the advantages of this place. Mountain river, silence, no crowds, pure mineral water right from the tap, we are like the owners of the villa, kebabs under the stars, Slava's homemade wine (this is the owner, we became very friends with him), Apatskha is nearby, this is how the Abkhazians call restaurants of local national cuisine, everything is natural and delicious (there is half of Gagra local rides for lunch and dinner, and this says a lot. ) We rode new bicycles around the neighborhood, unforgettable beauties (they rented them from Slava, I don’t remember how much, but not expensive, I didn’t even remember)) , they rode them to the Olginsky spring, from there our river just flows, we swam there, it is very invigorating, the water flows straight from the mountain, it’s cold), then you can ride the bikes directly to the sea, a cool path and you go to a wild beach, my husband and I went, I haven’t experienced such romance for a long time). At sea, Slava kindly provided us with transport, drove himself to the beach and picked up on a call, gave a friend a taxi driver several times, went to Pitsunda, a cool beach and a fabulous place, (everything is free), in short, this one would seem to be a minus, then that the house not at sea, turned out to be invisible and all the pluses outweigh many times over. A little about the house: it was built in 2014, everything is made of wood, air conditioners are everywhere, the house is divided into two identical halves, we just rented one half (for 4500 rubles for everything, he gave us a discount, because we are one of the first tenants, it seemed to us inexpensive, for the quality of housing that we had), we had our own modern kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, stove, all utensils, two bathrooms, two showers on each floor, a washing machine, TVs in each room, wi-fi everywhere, on Skype with the family communicated, music center and of course!! ! an open terrace on the first floor right on the bank of the river.... Ah, these evenings on the terrace, with homemade wine, with friends, it’s unique, it would be faster to return) By the way, when it was hot and stuffy during the day (+35), it’s always comfortable on the terrace and in the river you can take a dip, if that.
You know, I was in Egypt, Turkey, Thailand - everything is fine, but nowhere, as in Abkhazia, I experienced rest of the soul, a charge of moral energy, so to speak, for a long time to come. This land and, most importantly, the people living here, they are somehow special, that aura and positive energy from them, really energizes. And of course, nature, this is a separate song: Lake Ritsa, the pearl of the Caucasus, be sure to get to the source of Audkhara, it’s another 5 km uphill, a spring of carbonated mineral water springs from the ground, very useful for the body, sometimes a line forms from the locals, Mount Mamzyshka is right above Gagra, you can see all the Olympic facilities, and if you climb higher, you can see snow on the peaks, they say, Krasnaya Polyana with its ski slopes is already behind the mountain. We went to New Athos, a special place, divine, it is felt immediately, according to legend (one of the versions), the Mother of God raised Jesus here for up to 6 years, hiding from the Romans. There are several interesting places near Sukhum, hot springs (I love it very much)), in short, we didn’t manage to do anything in two weeks, we have to go next year for a month. And, of course, to Glory, to his magnificent cottage!! !