Sleeping on Cliffs and Denied Entry to Russia

The next day I planned on getting as close as possible to the Russian border near the city of Rostov na Dony about 700km away. I couldn't find a hotel so ended up sleeping on a cliff in this little inlet right off the Azov Sea it was nice and quiet just the thing the doctor ordered!

So I got t the border this morning on the highway m23. Ukraine side no problem took about 30 minutes mainly talking and answering questions about the bike.

Russia side ohh god. The tell me to move the bike out of the way its going to be a while... I got special permission to cross the border here, its even written ON THE VISA in Russian "Special Permission to Cross the Border on the m23 highway," They said no it not a normal border crossing for me, diplomat. I say well I know but look it say SPECIAL PERMISSION.... so they take my passport and go to investigate. An hour passes they come back nope no not happening. I say look at my old visas they all have special permission to enter and it worked then how come this is different so they leave again.

I call my connections they give me phone numbers of the guys who gave me special permission to enter here. When the cronies come back still no. I ask who they called nobody so I give them these phone numbers to call. They refuse and leave again. This went on for 4 hours... I wasn't mad it wouldn't do any good anyhow up to this point I was being as kind and courteous as I could be.

Finally they came back and it was obvious I wasn't getting through. So I needed to go back to Ukraine but they had my passport... I ask for it back and they say ohh sign these papers first... Why? ohh it just says you were here we said no and now your going back and Ukraine will accept you back. I say ohhh you know I, like you , cant read Russian. I believe you what it says and you believe me what my visa says but it doesn't matter. He gets a little upset and says no matter I cant go through. I started laughing at this point it was a bit comical. 

He says this isn't a joke! I responded this isn't but you are. Then I got escorted back by 2 guys the half a mile to the Ukraine border. When we got there the Ukraine guys asked whats up. I showed them my visa and asked if they could read that. When they said yes of course I smiled and said good could you explain to them because I guess they cant read... The Ukrainians loved it and the Russians were sooooo pissed at this point. I had a good time with it in the end I may have lost that fight but I got in enough licks to make me sleep good tonight

I started driving north I have ended my night at a biker hotel its pretty nice and I get a 20% discount since I am on a bike. Tomorrows goal get across the border at my normal crossing point...