We’re just saying one last goodbye to Nevsky Prospekt.
Bye Nevsky! -The big street here.
And we’re waiting for our car to take us back to our hotel
because we’re trying to make the shuttle bus to take us back to the boat.
So we don’t miss the boat.
So fingers crossed.
Yeah wish us luck!
You would not believe what has happened between now and the last time you saw us.
Yeah!
We’re finally in our Yandex Uber on the way to our hotel.
It is 8 minutes past when our shuttle is supposed to leave from our hotel.
And we’re only in a car because of the kindness of two different sets of people.
One set of girls at a McDonald's who let us use a hotspot to try to call the car.
It didn’t work unfortunately because…
I think that taxi driver cancelled.
Yeah and we were offline by then anyway.
Then we went into a Timberland store… thank you Timberland!
And the manager there let us use a hotspot.
And let us use the phone to call our hotel.
Yeah but because we’re on Nevsky Prospekt and it’s super busy,
our cab driver had to do a fifteen minute detour to come get us.
So we were painfully watching on the map our car go like away from us forever
as our shuttle bus came and went and then come back to us.
And now we’re sitting in rainy traffic.
It feels a little bit like we’re in Amazing Race right now.
Yeah it did.
Although they don’t have that in Russia so that reference didn’t land but…
They didn’t know what we were talking about.
But I think even if we miss the shuttle, we’re not going to miss the boat.
We can still get a taxi to the boat.
Yeah.
We’ll see.
Wish us luck.
Okay, so now we’re in our second Yandex
and we actually missed the shuttle from our hotel.
By a long… -Did we miss it or did it even…not even come?
No it came and then it left.
But we discovered the reason why Nevsky Prospekt was so, so busy.
The huge, huge main street in St. Petersburg.
And that is because…
Was shut down.
It was shut down because the president of Cuba is in town.
So….there you go.
It’s always something.
-It’s always something.
But we’re in a cab and we’re on our way now to the boat.
And if we miss the boat, I am personally blaming Cuba.
And this will be a diplomatic problem.
Yes.
Watch yourself El Presidente.
I have this like image in my mind.
Have you seen that meme…not a meme but it’s like a video that was going around
of two people running down like the wharf to get to their cruise ship?
Oh god, I hope that’s not us.
They’re the last people.
And they’re just like running in slow motion.
And then does the boat drive off?
No, no, they make the boat.
Oh really?
Yeah.
I’ve been visualizing making the boat.
Okay.
Making the boat.
I’m starting to realize that the day we arrived when it was so sunny
was a complete…
And utter fluke.
Yeah.
Because every other day has been rainy.
And every local has said that this is the normal…
This is the norm.
…state of weather.
Yeah.
We’re so lucky.
So our first introduction was just perfect.
Okay, I see our ship.
I see our ship!
Our ship is still there!
Yes!
Now we just need to get on it.
That’s the problem.
Okay, now we just have to clear customs, clear security and get onto the boat.
No problem!
We can do it!
Okay.
We made it through security.
We’ve cleared customs.
The boat is still here.
It’s pouring rain.
But we’re going to get on that boat.
Oh my god, so much water.
We’re going to make our boat.
Yeah!
Yeah.
As you may notice, we’re on board now so we made the boat.
And we came upstairs to deck 8
where you can go outside to watch us sort of pull away from the shore.
And it’s freezing and so rainy.
But it’s really cool to have one last glimpse of St. Petersburg as we make our way out.
This is so insanely exciting.
We get to go up to the captain’s bridge right now
as we are leaving St. Petersburg going through the channel
past the port of St. Petersburg.
We get to go upstairs and watch the whole deck…
or the whole bridge crew leaving Russia.
So cool.
I feel like a kid who’s just been told on a plane that they get to go visit the cockpit.
Yeah!
Same thing.
It’s the equivalent.
This is so cool!
It’s snowing now.
Is it?
Yes.
Oh wow.
We’re back in our cabin after visiting the captain’s bridge
and that experience was so amazing.
Emotional.
Yeah I just took a moment and I went,
‘this is so crazy that we’re standing on this bridge of this massive ship, pulling out of Russia’
through this…
Oh sorry!
I just hit you in the face! -It’s okay!
I was getting excited.
Through this narrow, narrow channel
looking at the huge port of St. Petersburg going along the lefthand side.
And then what looked like forest on the right.
Yeah, a huge forest.
Big highways, bridges going above.
And huge ships with shipping containers on them.
Yeah.
And at one point the snow started to fall.
Yes!
Which felt so fitting as we’re leaving Russia that it starts to snow.
It just felt…it was like snow globe snow, you know what I mean?
It just added to the magic of the whole experience.
Yeah, it truly did.
And watching the captain do his job…
just watching all of the bridge crew do their job…
It’s so quiet up there and dark and meditative.
Because on the rest of the boat, you know, it’s like party time.
It’s like restaurants, casino, nightclub
like shows and just kind of crazy pandemonium fun.
And then you go upstairs and it’s all business.
And everyone’s so focused and you can just feel that energy in the air.
Don’t you think?
Yeah and they’re all giving instructions to one another
and giving the distances of how far they are from the objects on the side.
Yes.
And it felt really cool knowing that this ship was built in Turku, Finland.
It flies an Italian flag.
The captain and all the bridge crew are from Italy.
We’re leaving Russia and we’re like a couple of Canadians.
It was a very international moment.
Yeah, it just felt really unforgettable.
Just unforgettable.
And a perfect way to end what has been
an amazing 72 hours whirlwind adventure in St. Petersburg.
Yeah, I’m just still processing everything that we’ve done
and it has been just an incredible time.
It really has.
So I will link the other videos below.
We are so close right now!
We keep getting closer.
My arm is getting tired.
Sorry!
Anyway I will link the other videos from Russia down below if you want to check them out
and I hope that you enjoyed our last day in St. Petersburg today.
I know we did. -And then making the ship.
Yeah!
Amazing Race styles.
And then capped off with the cherry on top.
Being on the top of the boat on that…
Literally.
…360 view bridge was just incredible.
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Bye!