Gary has made it!!

Finally!! At 12:30 our time I received an email from Gary saying he had made it! He flew out yesterday morning at 8:30 and after an 11 hr van ride he has made it!

Russia Bound

After over two months of bureaucratic bull****, Gary is finally headed to Russia!! His flight departs SLC tomorrow morning. After a 3 hr layover at JFK, he will board an Aerofloot plane headed to Russia. That flight lasts apprx 9 hours. After landing in Moscow, he will have to take a 9 hour van ride to get to the ranch. Long trip!!!

What to expect..

Most of our family and friends are curious as to what we will find when we get to Russia.. I borrowed some pics from another American family who is living on a ranch adjacent to where we will be living...



This family is doing their potato harvest.




Villagers doing their hay harvest



The ranch houses - ours will be similar to these.



The Russian Countryside. A sign like this (with the red line) means you are leaving the village. This sign reads Vetlevka.


Scenic Russian Country side

Getting ready!!

Gary will be leaving next Friday for Russia. Now that it is so close, everything is getting very real. Getting all the passports and visas gathered as been a nightmare! And now we are dealing with the issue of getting all the necessary equipment and stuff over there to live!! Think its horrible packing to move? Try packing so move overseas - keep in mind, whatever we take has to fly on a airplane!! That means saddles, horse tack, etc. Argh.. Will just be happy to get there!!