mercredi 15 août 2012

Aug 15- Japan !

No tourist at all from sakhaline to Wakanay- the customs guys are quite relax and the ferry is almost empty- the boat is Japanese and we enter another world !
When loading the bikes we have an army or guys starting to move around the bikes to secure them with the proper ropes in an extremely organized way- Ana they asked to clean the bikes - they,even provide karcher and brushed ! Ready for that use- here everybody smiles - we moved to another world- no table and armchairs in the boat but wide spaces to relax on the floor- the boat is immaculate.
I see an unbelievable thing on the khorzakov harbor : half cars!just arriving from Japan to Russia
To avoid paying import duties on vehicles , Russians cue the cars in 2 pieces and import them separately, as they are used parts and not used vehicles
They weld them afterwards and sell them as almost brand new... Unbelievable -when a guy told me that story , I though it was a joke ..Crazy Russia

Onky 40 km, 4 hours navigation to cross la perouse strait between Russia and Japan
At arrival in Wakanay people helps us a lot , even bringing us with a car to the bank for us to change cash- and finally with all papers done , we get out of the port .
What a contrast
Stop for dinner in a small restaurant by the road with lovely owners , great food
Akira left us and has to go to his hometown , 3000 km deep south.he must go back to work.
And I m sad, I was happy to share some time with this new friend
And we end in a camping site 100 km away from Wakanay , as none of the hotels we tried have something available - this is the peak season week ( only one in summer) and all seems full.and is is raining like hell..

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