-1.5℃ It
had not snowed during the night but our water was still not running
so john melted some snow. I did not like the tea and when wiping out
the pan with a tissue it came out covered in black!!!
We
arrived at the missile silo museum in time for a tour at 11:30. We
grabbed a quick sandwich and joined the Danish guy on the tour. AU$2
for the tour of the museum and another $10.00 to go below ground into
the command center. It has been left as it was. The guys that worked
here are now maintaining it and keeping the museum open. The “Button”
has been disabled and the silo’s emptied and filled with concrete.
To sit in the command room was very sobering. Two men on shift sitting
in a chairs with seat belt, with no authority to move from the
chair, occasionally entering codes as they flash on their screen. They
may not even have known if It was the “real“ one. The command
center was a 35m long tube suspended in a silo with a silo lid that
did not open. Very interesting and well worth a visit. Above ground
they have the missile carrier vehicles which weighs over 200 ton with
an empty missile on board. And numerous missiles, tanks etc.
After
this sobering tour, we headed south. At Voznesensk, we spied an auto
shop and stopped bought 3 bags of grease and two new windscreen
wipers and some electrical connectors. Not long after we turned off
and went under the bridge and along the river to find a lovely little
camp, actually there are a lot of camp spots here. There were a lot of
freight trains during the time we were there. I made a tapioca
pudding and a port stew with couscous for dinner.