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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
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  #1981  
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The tradition here is no traffic in either direction passes a funeral procession. Even on the highway! This was a long slow up hill crawl!

Kamyanets UA CC-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Since we did not stop to get money yet we decided to try our luck at the Wog gas station. They have very nice cafes and we had “moo” burger with fries!


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We did finally get to Stryi at 6 (it is 1 hour later here). When we pulled into the hotel and checked in there was a group of Ukrainian guys in the lobby having some drinks and snacks. One spoke English perfectly and came out to talk to us. He asked how we liked Ukraine and we said we did , but we had only been here a few hours. He noticed my panier with the flags and wanted to know why I did not have Ukraine on yet. I said I just go here and his reply “ you have had 3 hours” ha ha. He wanted a photo of me putting the flag on. Next they invited us for a shot of whiskey.

Ukraine-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We walked next door to the restaurant and with no English help we managed to get soup, salads, and a nice lemon cake for dessert. Next time I might try my “point it” book.

Stryi CC-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Stryi CC-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We woke to a rainy day. The plan today is to go 330 km to one of the oldest cities in Ukraine Kam’yanets-Podil’s’kyi.

Screen Shot 2016-08-12 at 21.18.58 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We first stopped at the auto insurance shop in town to see if we can but green cards. We had a hard enough time getting into this country we are worried that if we go to Moldova we might not be let back in. No luck however. The side stand on the 800 seemed a bit loose and on inspection the lower bolt was sheared off. Strike 2. We did zip tie and wire the stand to prevent any loss and headed out. Step 2 get gas ….no power at the station strike 3. They did have a money exchange to get some cash though! This came in handy about 45 minutes later when we drove by a motorcycle repair shop.

Kamyanets UA CC by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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These guys were great. They came right our and got to it! Dan has done his research on what usually fails on the 800 and of course he had the spare BMW bolt. We just had to drill out the old one and good as new. They refused payment, but we insisted. Things are looking up.

Kamyanets UA CC-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Kamyanets UA CC-19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Kamyanets UA CC-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We stuck to the small roads, which much of the time were in very poor condition. At times they were a real mess. This plus the rain made for a pretty long day.

Kamyanets UA CC-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Kamyanets UA CC-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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The last 100 km the drizzle finally stopped and the road surface improved.

Kamyanets UA CC-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We arrived to the city and the sun was now trying to come out. We did a bit of a walk around the old town and visited some of the many churches. There is a vey nice fortress here too.

Kamyanets UA CC-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kamyanets UA CC-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

“Modern Kamianets-Podilskyi was first mentioned in 1062 as a town of the Kievan Rus' state. In 1241, it was destroyed by the Mongolian invaders.[4] In 1352, it was annexed by the Polish King Casimir III. In 1378 it became seat of a Roman Catholic Diocese. In 1432 King Sigismund I the Old granted Kamieniec Podolski city rights. In 1434 it became the capital of the Podolian Voivodship and the seat of local civil and military administration.[4] The ancient castle was reconstructed and substantially expanded by the Polish kings to defend Poland from the southwest against Ottoman and Tatar invasions, thus it was called the gateway to Poland.”

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One of the many churches.

Ukraine-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The Polish Gate.

Ukraine-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The Fortress.

Ukraine by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We wish we knew what the specials were?! We did manage to get some great Borcht and dumplings. This is the wait staff and several other patrons discussing in Ukrainian which is the best Ukrainian dessert Dan should order.

Ukraine-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Ukraine-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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It is a bit warmer today at 15 and the sun is trying to come out. We need to try to get insurance if we want to go to Moldova. There is one agency listed in this town. When we had the hotel call all we got was the answering machine. When we went to the address the neighbors say the place is closed down.

Zhytomir UA CC by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Well decision made. We are headed towards Kiev. Today we will go the 280 km to Zhytomyr and this will take about 6 hours despite what google maps says.


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Zhytomir UA CC-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The road conditions today on the H3, which is a said to be a “main” road are not too bad. They are mostly patch. This is exhausting after hours.

Ukraine-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Zhytomir UA CC-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


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We had a big day for tanks as well. The last 120 km there was very little civilization, but lots of farms and monuments.

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The town of Zhytomyr itself is nothing special, but there is a nice orthodox Cathedral.

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Today started out cloudy and gloomy, but dry. We only had 140 km to Kiev on the highway, which is smooth as silk, but decided on the 186 km route thru Fastiv. You go 30 km on the highway and then exit to the village roads. The first 20 km of these roads were pretty bad, but then improved since there was little traffic and no trucks. Check out the centre line.

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Kiev CC-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Leaving Fastiv you do get on the P19, which is a major road under construction and the surface is pretty bad in sections. It is Sunday an a major religious holiday here so getting into the city was pretty easy. We had chosen an old school hotel right out of the Soviet era in design and Motel 6 cheap as well.

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The sun did come out for a walking tour of the city centre. We headed out to see the huge Independence square and grab traditional Ukrainian lunch of Borscht and dumplings!

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From the main square we made for the huge Friendship of Nations arch.


“It is dedicated to the unification of Russia and Ukraine within the Soviet Union. It was opened November 7, 1982 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the USSR and the celebration of the 1,500th Anniversary of the Kiev city. On 20 May 2016 the Ukrainian government announced plans to dismantle the arch as part of its decommunization policy. In its place is planned a memorial dedicated to veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war.”


“The monument consists of three sculptural elements an arch and two statues.

1.A huge, 50 m (164 ft) in diameter, rainbow-shaped arch, made of titanium.
2. A bronze statue depicting a Russian and Ukrainian workers holding up the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples
3.A granite stele depicting the participants of the Pereyaslav Council of 1654.”

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