Action-packed Loved your latest narrative. Hope you survive the train journey to Tomsk without upsetting the provodnitsa. Don’t like to think of the consequences if you upset her! Have seen some more of your Norwegian photos on the disk and am looking forward to seeing the Russian ones. Keep on snapping. The weather here is great and set to last for several days but not as hot as Tomsk, if the website I looked at is correct. I am looking forward to your next blog.
Murmansk The account of your progress across the roof of the world has been both interesting and awesome, especially eating raw fish even if it was salmon! Several of our North Russia Club people did the trip from Murmansk, where they were stationed during the war, to Moscow and on the train they lived on corned beef and baked beans washed down with canned beer. They did get to know the name of the young lady attendant though and her age. But that's sailors for you. While in Moscow they visited the Bolshoi Theatre and saw "Swan Lake". The theatre was still looked after with loving care even in those terrible times. The offer to visit the Museum was intriguing, we hope that you were able to see the massive monument to "The defenders of the Arctic region" overlooking Kola inlet, it must be impressive even from a distance.
We agree with your remarks regarding St Petersburg we only wish that we had more time to look around the place last year. Now that you are off to Siberia, I should be careful there as they say some years ago an asteroid went berserk and made a hole in the ground! Still it won't happen again - I shouldn't think so anyway!
So bon voyage or whatever that is in Russian from Granny (babushka, grandad and Derek.
Excellent Blog What Ho Andrew, just received your excellent descriptive blog, I feel as though I am there. Can I be your publisher when you get back? Hope you enjoy your trip to Tomsk, (close to Omsk?) LD
Andy Looks fantastic... from a slighty warmer climate here in Blightey!. Great to read the updates, makes me want to dust off my back pack and do it all again!!
Missed You! Hi, Andy, Guess what? I was in Bergan on 19/06! We got up to North Cape and saw the midnight sun, that's amazing. Hope the cloud lifts so that you can see it as well. Have fun Bob W
Hope that you enjoy Tromso Wotcha, Hope that you enjoy Tromso and get to sleep after the long boat trip. Can you put some place names on your route map so we know where you are going next? I'm still eating your sardines. LD
Excellent photos Your photos are excellent and Norway certainly looks worth a visit. Not sure about the look of your friends in the piccy! Don't worry about the weather it has turned cloudy and cooler here. The fish market sounds perfect, have a rollmop for me! LD
Fish As I am meandering through the left overs from your departure I was wondering why you left all those tins of sardines behind, now I know, you must be surrounded by them in Norway.... All those roll mops, my favourite! Love Dad
Where is the sun! You may be in the land of the midnight sun but could you please send some of the sun back here to the UK. All our sun has gone - it's 16C and cloudy!
catch up and good luck Just picked up your message, sounds amazing and exciting. I am liasing with Trail finders re St Petersburg. If you go into Russia on 28, when will you be in St Petersburg? They can arrange flight, hotel and visa for me just need three weeks notice and work to be flexible! Enjoy the fiords!
Hello Hope the first leg of the trip goes well and it is not too rough enroute to Norway.
Thinking of you today as I sit at my desk waiting for 5pm to come - must admit, am a little jealous.
Take care.
Anna
Good Luck for the Off Andy - Goodluck for the start of the trip, reports from the parents is that it is pretty cold at the moment as you head up the Norwegian coast, but then i guess it always is. It was good to meet up for curry on monday, will be in touch as your trip progresses.
:-) Glad to see you have finally updated your blog. hehe....wish we were there to see you off....But have a great time and remeber to keep us all updated. I have a link to your blog so if you start getting the random American updates that would be my family and friends....HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!!
Not gone yet ? I guess you are fully packed and ready to go. Don't forget to keep this updated as to when you expect to arrive in Australia. It would be great to meet up there in December if poss. Good luck and safe journey. Alibaba
Happy travels - Donkeyboy! Cannot make your leaving bash dude.... Have a great trip.. I will be monitoring your site, so make sure you update it :-) Even in the middle of no where....
Lucky Sod Hope it all goes as planned, and you enjoy every last minute of it. I'm really gonna miss ya. Hey, and when your half way across a desert somewhere and shattered, just remember you could've been doing those spreadsheets :)
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Loved the pics....weather sounds good and the travelling companions1