Sorry for the Group Email

I stood in knee-high waves for hours before I took a good picture of a surfer. If you’re heading to a beach this weekend, learn from my mistakes by clicking here.

LOCATION: Good. It’s about ten minutes’ walk from Lake Baikal, albeit at the top of a treacherously slippery hill. It’s about the same distance from the nearest shop, and an irredeemably tacky souvenir market.
INTERNET: No. There doesn’t seem to be any internet access in Listvyanka at all. To get online you’ll need to go to [...]