Ya zagarella oi oi oi oi.....

i'm the biggest idiot in the world.

We're by the baikal now and it's breathtakingly beautiful!!!! note to Kapuscinski - it is sooooo not true that the Siberean sun doesn't burn "even in the summer". the first day we woke up, the inside of our tent was already warmed up like a sauna so we took our mats and layed on the beach. i slept for 6 hours, and no i did not put any sun screen on. <> Since i awoke i basically have a second degree burn on my butt and all down the back of my legs. it hurts when i walk and i can't bend my legs. My back is also burnt but it's nothing compared to the nether regions of my body :( Ania's given me a sour yogurt massage and some local lady told me to put starch on it to fight the burning sensation... tried it, all these methods fail when you've got a bad burn.

About the Baikal:

beauty on a scale of 1- 10
I'll give it a 9 cause i might still see something worth a 10
p.S. Artur, you definetely need to come here and take a god damn telescope! the starlit sky at night is amaaaaaaaaazing and there's plenty of spudnik's too!

amount of shooting stars per night:
28(!)but whose counting... ;)

amount of vodka drunken:
I'm missing a scale here :)

wonderful people met on the way:
many, many :) We're staying on the beach and somehow almost everyday someone new pitches their tent close to ours. the're mostly Polish or Russian although we have befriended a lovely French couple. A shout out to Andrzej and Justyna :))Russian people are really cool and warm and hospitable and a great laugh in general!

we've taken a tour today to the north of the olchon island- but the weather was shit so i didn't really enjoy it. besides, i thought i would get to see the nerpa's - olchon's one-of-a-kind sweet water seals. unfortunately there were none as far as the eye could see (and mind you i was wearing glasses).

i feel a bit down today. I can't phone home, didn't see a f****ing seal and it's grey outside and i still can't walk properly and the back of my body hurts(i'm like a folded polish flag %^**())_)*^@!!!!!!!!!

we're leaving for irkutsk tomorrow to get to Arshan (a place in the mountains with hotsprings - i'm not sure if i can take a bath in them yet because i might shed my very fragile skin ;((((fuck!

## i would like to give you all a kiss ##

Radek- sorry about your leg
Agata- i'm ver hurt i didn't get an invitation ;)
weronika- big kiss for you, it's difficult to upload photos with these internet connections - please be patient (we'll reach mongolia eventually :))
Ari- send me your skype login as soon as you have one:) i'll eventually find the time to adress you more personally, but you are asking a lot i'm a very busy women :))))
Karolina- take a f***ing break and i love you :)))
Joanna- you're a crappy sister :) give me some dirt! :*
Ania Sz. - a shout out to you! our most loyal reader:)
mommy & daddy - love you!