Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Ina lent us her computer to do some research for our change of travel plans. She then even invited us to stay for another night. Absolutely super kind. So great to not be treated like criminals. Marko told us that what happened to us is common and many tourists find themselves rejected at the border even if they overstayed their visa by just just a few hours. Clearly we were experiencing first hand how merciless and inflexible the system is in this country in that it fines people for breaking a law that was incorrectly explained in the first place. So frustrating! And there is nothing you can do because they don't care that it was not your fault.
James and I went to the port to try and get a refund for our ferry tickets. To our surprise the lady just handed us the cash back when we presented her with the tickets. No questions asked. So great!
We had a nice evening with Marko, Ina and Evy. They even gave us two little bottles of Norwegian liquor to take with us to celebrate a successful border crossing when we reach Georgia. We could not fully relax though because we were a bit worried about the visit to the Immigration office tomorrow. Unfortunately in countries like this one you cannot really trust any officials because everything is so corrupt.
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