Chance Meeting in the Tundra

We left Pevek early in the morning and, by 10:00, we were already in Komsomolsky. The headquarters of the Chukotka prospecting cooperative is located here, which is also the start point for the road to the Volunistiy mine, which almost halfway between Pevek and Anadyr. We continued along this road and then along the Palyavaam River.

By evening we had reached the turn-off towards Cape Schmidt and stopped for the night. The nearest populated area was still 200 kilometers away. It was therefore quite a surprise when, at 2:00 in the night, someone knocked on the window of one of the Fords!

A reindeer herder had been passing through and decided it was his responsibility to welcome these guests of the tundra. None of us managed to fully wake up, so no conversation was had. The Chukot continued on his way into the darkness…