Cape Dezhnev Russia

We headed north and then it was time for a briefing for our landing at Cape Dezhnev, the most eastern point of the Eurasian continent. This place was named by Tsar Nicolas II in 1898 on behalf of Semen Dezhnev who was the first European to sail to the Bering Strait in September 1648. Cape Dezhnev is usually a difficult landing because it is located in the middle of the Bering Strait and therefore very exposed to the swell and the wind. Today we were really lucky and had great weather so the landing was very easy. Once ashore we visited the monument dedicated to Semen Dezhnev and the remains of Naukan, the Eskimo village which was situated here until 1950. We were back aboard just before dinner as a few Humpback Whales were spotted in the beautiful twilight which descended on the Bering Strait.