Trip to the Ukraine, days 5, 6, and 7, The Dnieper

On September 22, we sailed back across the Black Sea from Sevastopol to the delta of the Dnieper River (Ukrainians refer to it as Dnipro). This time, sailing the Black Sea was uneventful with calm waters. The balance of our trip ,was sailing up this river, which is very large. Combine that with the flat land along the river, "steppes," (think Kansas) and the river widens in places to miles. At one time there were rapids here and there, but dams have been built in these locations. What this means to those in boats is LOCKS. One of the five locks we went through is the highest in the world.

On September 23, we visited the island where the Cossacks headquartered, the city of Zaporizhia. The island protected them from their enemies and they took over a large portion of the Ukraine from there. In the morning, we visited a museum on the island and in the afternoon saw a horse show put on by actors pretending to be Cossacks. Cossacks were great horsemen. Below is a video of Wilf participating in this. Then, we boarded the ship and ascended the world's highest lock. See the video below

On September 24, Thursday, we visited Kremenchuk where we wondered around, looked at the modern shopping centers, and I bought a Pepsi and a candy bar. Aah! The food on the ship was very good, but they had only Coke and had no candy bars.