Quick Update

I'm hanging out at the ferry terminal waiting to see if the office will open. The wind is blowing and there are showers off and on. This is the sign at the terminal. 

It is leaning on the wall of this building, which has, as you can see, a grey steel door. 

The door is identified as the one you must enter to find Vika, the woman who arranges transport for passengers and their vehicle. There is a light on inside, but the door is locked. 

I used Google translate to ask a guy if there was a boat to Turkmenistan today. He said no. There is a boat at the pier that I can see.  There are many trucks parked on the road, and two trains have arrived and switch engines are moving cars around in the little yard. 

The boats leave in the evening, supposedly around 6:00 pm. It's noon now, so I'm going back to the hotel and will call Vika around 2:00 to see what she says.