I was surprised last night to see the map on the plane telling me Harbin was further north than Vladivostok. I always thought that it was one of the coldest places on the planet and here’s me going to Harbin. 

10 am 

Day one and the house was so hot and so you don’t really know what to expect till you walk outside.  I put on the thermals of course but only one more layer under my thick jacket and so far I’ve felt ok. Mind you my ears and fingers at times are a bit chilly. You need to take off your gloves to work the phone camera and so that’s when you notice.  The phone has been ok until I went inside and it was covered in condensation and of course my specs are also steaming up when I go inside. 

It’s cold but there is no wind and it’s dry but I think tomorrow I’ll be putting on one more layer.