Relaxation
N 56°10'46.2'' E 095°43'01.0''
Day: 20
Sunrise:
04:53 pm
Sunset:
10:22 pm
Total kilometers:
11101.25 Km
Temperature – Day (maximum):
27 °C
Temperature – day (minimum):
23 °C
Temperature – Night:
18 °C
Latitude:
56°10’46.2”
Longitude:
095°43’01.0”
After another night in our hosts’ hut, I sit down at my laptop first thing in the morning and write down our experiences. I use Andrej’s small desk for this. Wowa is right next to me, playing his computer games. With the shooting and engine noises of the virtual world, it’s a particular challenge to formulate something sensible. Thank goodness Wowa is sensitive and turns down the computer’s speakers.
The weather has been glorious for three days. A wonderful area of high pressure has Siberia in its grip and presents us with 27 degrees in the shade. The locals enjoy the short summer to the full. Many of the men walk around shirtless and the women in short skirts.
In the evening, we settle down on the wooden platform in front of the hut and enjoy the warming rays of the setting sun. We drink a can of beer and philosophize about life. About the path through the eye of the needle to the other side of the world, the view of a bird over its own nest, our stay here and humanity. We sit here surrounded by crumbling fences and wooden huts and houses. A district of a remote Siberian town that would be described as extremely poor here in Germany. One of the house cats called Mortsek is also enjoying a bath in the sun next to us. “Was she the one who peed on my Ortlieb saddlebags tonight?” I ask myself. Boss the guard dog is hanging on his chain as usual. Tanja wanted to take him for a walk, but he is not allowed off the chain. “He’s the guard dog and has to stay on the chain,” we heard. I’m glad I’m not in his shoes. What a dog’s life, day and night, summer and winter, always on this terrible chain. A life radius of approx. 3 meters. And yet, who wants to know if they feel bad? The family members are very fond of him and he has an important role as a guard dog. We sit here on the wooden platform and observe our little world around us. Despite the lack of the usual luxury, we feel comfortable. No pressure, no deadlines and the resulting relaxation cannot be gained through luxury and affluent goods.
