Safe and sound on Ol'khon Island

Update Friday 8/12/16:
Early this morning the wind changed direction and our two ships set
out from Bukhta Peschanaia before first light and steamed northward
over heavy swells, but everyone did fine. Halfway through the day, the
waves calmed down. We made it safe and sound to a quiet bay at the
southern tip of Ol'khon Island -- precisely where we should have been
about 48 hours ago, if not for the storm. We'll send a fuller entry,
with photos, soon. For now, the students have fanned out over the
stunning steppe country and are drinking in dramatic vistas over the
Maloe More (Little Sea).
Tom Hodge, Co-Instructor