After waiting for 9 weeks the bikes finally arrived in Vladivostok! Shipping from Uruguay had cost us many nerves and more time than we anticipated. The bikes were shipped to Busan in South Korea (because the commercial container harbour in Vladivostok\/Russia is totally corrupt) and the plan was to ride around Korea for a few weeks and then get the ferry from Donghae to Russia. While the bikes were on their way to Korea we received an email from our Korean shipping agent Wendy, that the law has changed so Swiss plated bikes are no longer allowed to be imported to Korea! Also the bikes arrived late in Busan so we missed the first ferry to Vladivostok. This lead to the bikes being trucked by bonded transport to the ferry terminal and we took a flight to Vladivostok, as the next ferry was booked out for passengers.<\/p>\n
Even though we have visited so many countries in the past year, arriving in Vladivostok was like entering a totally new world once again. Early the next morning we were picked up by our Russian customs broker Yuri and driven to the ferry terminal together with other bikers. Despite being a national holiday (Russia day) the customs office was open (only for us and the other riders). So 6 hours later, after signing many forms and handing over some cash, it was time to jump back on the bikes again! After a quick stop at an impressive submarine of the Soviet Navy, we drove back to the hostel and went out to eat Pelmeni (Russian dumplings) with Saw, a Japanese guy from our hostel.<\/p>\n
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