The Return Trip

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.