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

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

Heading back to Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Flight back to Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

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

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

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).

An Antonov 26 at Anadyr Airport (July 2018).

Anadyr airport ferry terminal views (Aug. 2018).

The Kamchatka vessel once again (Aug. 2018).

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

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

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

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

Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Port of Anadyr at sunset (Aug. 2018).

Sea front Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

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

Trinity Cathedral (Aug. 2018).

Trinity Cathedral in Anadyr (Aug. 2018).

Time to go home (Aug. 2018).

Estuary traffic (Aug. 2018).

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).