This morning we came to Lake Baikal. I think it was morning but somewhere between here and Moscow there is about a 5 hour time difference. With little to do other than sleep, read and play cribbage it’s hard to keep track. Fortunately for us we had Hilda who was constantly jotting notes on a flow chart of where and when we should be. After questioning her, I rightfully guessed she was a math teacher. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world at a maximum depth of 1637 meters. This tranquil lake doted with the odd fisherman is the only thing to break up the monotony. We are about to turn south towards Mongolia and should reach the border in the late evening. Well we have reached the border of Mongolia. Sam asked the
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