We're here. The flight was pretty much uneventful for us. We ended up paying 1164 Rubles (about $39) in excess baggage charges - not too bad. We have moved in to the Sapporo hotel for the next 2 weeks - it seems so strange. We got the same room that we stayed in the last time. Russia looks so different with no snow and leaves on the trees. We repacked the donations and they fill the small suitcase and one of the large suitcases. We should be leaving behind like 100lb of stuff.

Joe