After talking with the family, I decided to stay one more day and take a boat ride on the Volga.
Walked down to the waterfront with Elya's mom on her way to work. Sadly, the weather had closed in and the rain had started so very few tourists were out and ready for a cruise by 1000h! Walked around the city center for a couple of hours waiting for the next cruise time.
Sadly, no trips were happening at noon, so I went back to the Irish Pub I had just passed and pulled out my book (The Death of a Hero by Richard Alderage - an absolutely fantastic read if you like Edwardian books horrible cynical about the Victorian age!).
After a few beers, a delicious chicken Caesar salad, and a many hours of reading, I headed back to the water and found a boat that was just about to go out on the water for an hour ($3.50!). Sat back in the now-sunny later afternoon hour and watched the Volga flow by, noting the beautiful sandy islets and occasional human-delivered floatsam and jetsam go by. Luckily, the sunny weather held whist on river, but I had to hurry back up the hill because of the approaching massive thunderstorm! Split a bottle of champagne and OJ with Elya and her mom, had some dinner, and then prepared my luggage to be ready to head out early the next morning.
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