Photo–report on a kayak trip around Lake Baikal

• Part 1. The Round–Baikal railroad and south–eastern coast of Baikal
• Part 2. The eastern coast from Proval Bay to Barguzine Bay
• Part 3. Svyatoi Nos Peninsula and Chivyrkuisky Bay
• Part 4. The eastern coast from River Bolshoi Chivyrkui to River Shirildy
• Part 5. The eastern coast from River Shegnanda to Cape Nemnyanka
• Part 6. The north–western coast from the Island of Yarki to Cape Elokhin
• Part 7. Baikalo–Lensky Nature Reserve
• Part 8. The western coast from Cape Kocherikovsky to River Angara

The eastern coast from Proval Bay to Barguzine Bay

10th July, 17th day out, 488 km. Cape Tolsty in the distance.

10th July, 17th day out, 513 km. It often the reefs stretches far out to Baikal.

10th July, 17th day out, 515 km. Baikal’s shore behind Cape Tolsty.

10th July, 17th day out, 521 km. Baklaniy Island opposite the cape of the same name.

10th July, 17th day out, 521 km. Cape Baklaniy — one of the most beautiful places in this section of the coast.

10th July, 17th day out, 521 km. View from Cape Baklaniy towards the east.

10th July, 17th day out, 539 km. Talanka Bay.

10th July, 17th day out, 539 km. Peschanka rivulet at Talanka Bay.

11th July, 18th day out, 539 km. Talanka Bay. The footprint in the sand is not that of a human, but of a bear. The first bear footprint, later there will be lots of them.

12th July, 18th day out, 553 km. Stop before Kika river.

14th July, 21th day out, 574 km. Sandy beaches on the run up to the village of Turka.

14th July, 21th day out, 582 km. Baikal’s shore behind Turka village.

14th July, 21th day out, 582 km. Shore of lake Baikal behind Turka village.

14th July, 21th day out, 583 km. View towards Tonky Cape.

15th July, 23rd day out, 606 km. Listvenichny Island.

15th July, 22nd day out, 628 km. Sunset.

16th July, 23rd day out, 663 km. In a bay before Cape Zeleony.

16th July, 23rd day out, 669 km. Barguzinsky Bay. Evening afterglow over the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula.

16th July, 23rd day out, 669 km. Evening afterglow over the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula.

17th July, 24th day out, 677 km. Barguzinsky Bay.

17th July, 24th day out, 681 km. View from the mouth of the River Barguzine towards the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula.

18th July, 25th day out, 697 km. Barguzinsky Bay.

18th July, 25th day out, 699 km. Barguzinsky Bay. View of Myagkaya Karga Isthmus from the sight tower.

18th July, 25th day out, 699 km. View of shore of the Barguzinsky Bay from the sight tower.

18th July, 25th day out, 697 km. Barguzine Bay and Svyatoy Nos from a lookout tower.

18th July, 25th day out, 702 km. Kultuk Bay. The Peninsula joins the mainland at this point.

Next: Part 3. Svyatoy Nos Peninsula and Chivyrkuisky Bay