The Return Trip

Bilibino

Go back to Russia.
Go back to Fishing In Siberia.

Anadyr
Saying good-bye to Alexander.
In the morning it was a quick ride over to Keperveyem Airport where we ran into some issues with our luggage. Chukotavia was asking for about 3X the amount of money they had charged us on the way to Bilibino and the lady at the counter was threatening to not let us bring our stuff. This we’d only find out later from Alexander. We’d also find out that in addition to paying the exorbitant luggage fee, we had also paid for a nice bottle of wine to that same woman (because a nice bottle of Georgian Mtsvani goes well after a… f…ing some foreigners). Once done with Chukotavia, the remainder of the trip home went smoothly: an overnighter in Anadyr; an overnighter in Moscow which included some sightseeing; and soon enough we were reunited with my Mom and Benny and enjoying a nice, final day of our vacation on the Oregon coast.

Photos

Bilibino
Heading back to Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Bilibino
Flight back to Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Chukotka
Views en route back to Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Chukotka
The vast and empty (and strikingly beautiful!) Chukotka (Aug. 2018).

Bilibino
An ad for Chukotavia Airlines in a guidebook for Chukotka. Two hairy naked dudes in a lake who stand ready to take you over the kitchen sink with not even a hint of an affectionate ear lobe nibble. Anyway, that’s been our experience with the airline (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
An Antonov 26 at Anadyr Airport (July 2018).

Anadyr
Anadyr airport ferry terminal views (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
The Kamchatka vessel once again (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
The tricolor of the Russian Federation (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Waiting for a cab in Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Dedushka Lenin preaching to the native peoples of Chukotka (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
An old Zaporozhets car in Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Port of Anadyr at sunset (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Sea front Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Dedushka Lenin in front of a Children’s Center in Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Trinity Cathedral (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Trinity Cathedral in Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Time to go home (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Estuary traffic (Aug. 2018).

Anadyr
Saying good-bye to Alexander. We had fun spending a few days with him while in Anadyr and he did a very good job arranging the logistics for us (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Back in Moscow and its traffic jams – quite the shock after nearly two weeks in Chukotka (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Alina and Shirley heading up towards Christ the Saviour Cathedral (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Shirley and Alina on the Patriarshy Bridge (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Views of Moskva River and The Kremlin in the distance from the Patriarshy Bridge (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Two wankers posing on the Patriarshy Bridge. Photo by our city guide, Alina (Aug. 2018).

Patriarshy Bridge
More views from the Patriarshy Bridge. The large monument is that of Peter The Great…with some colorful stories around it (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Christ the Saviour Cathedral (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Kremlin from Patriarshy Bridge (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Christ the Saviour Cathedral (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Moscow at dusk as seen from the car (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Guess what in Moscow (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
St. Basil’s Cathedral at night (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
One of the (Stalinist) Seven Sisters in Moscow (Aug. 2018).

Moscow
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on the way home (Aug. 2018).

Go back to Russia.