Ah yes, we had a glorious day in Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky (also known as PK). Betty talked about the immigration delays. We were going to try to get one of the Russian army folks on board to smile a little, but were told by one of the ships officers not to even try. It was a very frustrating situation for the ship's officers and travel concierge crew since tours had to be postponed, etc. Fortunately our tour wasn't scheduled until 2:00 so we were only slightly late getting going. We really wondered about our sanity when we started the tour on a rickety Russian bus held together with wire and duct tape. We saw some great scenery on the way to our "farm" which was really just a dacha. Basically the "tour" involved hanging out in the woods with a bunch of crazy Russians singing songs, cooking salmon over a fire, eating strange dishes made from Russian herbs (well, they were really Russian weeds) and drinking vodka -- mostly drinking vodka. It was a hoot and we had one of the best times we've had in ages (and those who know us will confirm that we frequently have a good time). I'd do it again in a heartbeat, we loved it. We also got a chance the talk with some of the Coast Guard officers. They told us they were in Petropavlosk for PR purposes--they're there to play a soccer game. Apparently they play this game every year and it's one of the major highlights of the region. Who knew??