Day 39 Khust UA – Dilove UA

2026 UK to Ukraine 1 Minute
View from my room & Christine’s Birthday Card
Khurst

Khust is a lovely place & speaking to Oksana, she’s been here on holiday.

I set off as soon as I got access to my bike. It was Chloe’s birthday today so I called & had a nice chat for 3 miles.

First place was a small village shop to buy 1 ltr of milk, but wrongly purchased yogurt. Immediately they exchanged it & tried hard not to accept any payment.

Tyachiv – for lunch

By noon I was only in Tyachiv, with the local sign reporting 37C, I was in need of fluids & food. Tyachiv is a lovely town &, like many places I’ve passed through, time did not allow time to explore.

Lovely rivers along the route with children playing

At Velykyi Bychkiv I entered the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve & through the geographic centre of Europe
Dilove suspension bridge at end of the days ride
Lovely Marina – secured my night’s accommodation by knowing everyone in town & stayed with me until I was in the room. A school teacher & the only person who speaks English! Before the war, this was a popular tourist place. Now, with access restrictions, hardly anyone comes.

I’ve found Ukrainians to be a gentle, friendly people – maybe Putin mistakenly took it as a weakness. Nearly everyone I’ve met here has gone out of their way to assist me.

Velykyi Bychkiv Bridge
Velykyi Bychkiv cemetery
Boys & young men who gave their lives
– the photo images make it very real & sad

Travelling through Ukraine, there are the inevitable signs of war. Today I passed through three military check points, flags / flag colours, military personnel, a young man with a missing leg & village graves with war graves – very disturbing.

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