On March 2, the Russian House in Colombo hosted a meeting with Evgeny Kovalevsky, head of Russian Ocean Way circumnavigation expedition, and Yulia Kaluzhnaya, executive director of the RGS’s Office in Tomsk. The discussion also featured the issues of collaboration with the representative office. For example, the educational project of the RGS’S Office in Tomsk “Lessons from the ocean” received a lot of attention. It involves live sessions with the travelers, where they answer questions from school and university students about sea voyages, expeditions, geography and exploration. The broadcast is already available in many countries. The Russian House in Colombo plans to join this initiative and organize the first conference for Sri Lankans in early April.
Taking a stop on the island was unscheduled, it was necessary to do repair works on the ship. During this time, the researchers also managed to visit the port cities of Colombo and Galle.