Re-entering Russian Federation
At the deer park near Salla
Bureaucratic arrangements (car and health insurance) have been pretty straight-forward, and the whole recent trip, including the border crossing at Salla, was rather uneventful.
I’m thus pleased to announce that I’m now ready to travel there on behalf of my clients.
The distance from 
Kandalaksha to Salla crossing is 179km (200 to Salla itself), so the cost of picking you up (up to 3-4 persons and their possessions can fit into my car with relative ease and comfort) at Salla or area or getting you there would be $200+$250=$450.($200 is “car upkeep” -fuel, maintenance, insurance – at 50 cents/kilometer, and $250 is my fee for the day.)
WHO IS THIS CHILD – WHO IS SHE?
Original Hyper Link to this child’s photo is http://s007.radikal.ru/i300/1108/68/fa412cc9060b.jpg – may not be working any more as link
Is it $250 USD each direction Kandalaksha-Salla and Salla-Kandalaksha? How many hours Salla-Kandalaksha? Is there a gas station somewhere en route?
$250 will cover both ways (there and back), about 4 hours each way. Yes, there is a gas station in Alakurtti, ~70km to Salla.