Today is our last day in Kamchatka. Pretty as the place was, no one seemed to mind that our stay there came to a close.

Not good news. China would not let us land our private plane in Beijing. It's a national holiday in China and the person who needs to sign off on our landing was off. Without his signature we couldn't land in China.

So we went to Osaka, Japan instead. Stayed in a very nice hotel, Nikko. After Avecha, Nikko looked decadently luxurious. (It looked very nice after the near primitive conditions at Kamchatka. But more on that later). Had a good night's breakfast. From my room I could the pacific ocean. Beautiful view.