After 5 hours of negotiation the Russian authorities finally agreed to let us go ashore in Anadyr. There were seals and beluga whales in the bay coming and going ashore. We all turned in or claimed our boots earlier so the expedition staff was out in force with steps making a landing bridge on the beach so nobody got wet. Passport check completed on the beach coming and going, but otherwise we were free to wander, visit the lovely new Russian Orthodox Cathedral, and excellent museum. We will be here overnight and then at sea til we get to Nome on Sunday.