DAY TWENTY TWO … 11.25 miles (18 km) The journey home began with a train journey to Bucharest, ready to fly back home early the next day. Our train arrived…
DAY 21… Călărași to Constanța (by train)
DAY TWENTY ONE… 3.5 miles (5.5 km) The train is due to leave at 7.36am to take us the last leg of our journey to the Black Sea. We are…
DAY 20… Tutrakan to Călărași
DAY TWENTY… 46.5 miles (74.5 km) Turns out the proprietor was willing to go to extraordinary efforts to provide porridge for me. She phoned her daughter as I carefully described…
DAY 19.. Ruse to Tutrakan
DAY NINETEEN… 40.5 miles (65 km) An early start to avoid the heat, but it turned out to be pleasantly cool. However, as soon as we got up, Tim noticed…
DAY 18… Ruse
DAY EIGHTEEN… Rest Day Temperatures were very high again today and I felt my legs collapsing under me. We managed to change money and restock some of our provisions, then…
DAY 17… Pietroșani to Ruse
DAY SEVENTEEN… 34.5 miles (55.5 km) The wedding did indeed go on all night as promised, but although I woke frequently to hear roars of delight or singing, it didn’t…
DAY 16… Turnu Măgurele to Pietroșani
DAY SIXTEEN… 48 miles (77 km) 10.30am… We are sitting in a children’s play area, near a town hall. We often sit in children’s play areas or churches as we…
DAY 15… Zăval to Turnu Măgurele
DAY FIFTEEN… 58 miles (91 km) An easy ride from the campsite after a rather disturbed night wondering if the Romany folk had spotted us and might attack us. Aside…
DAY 14… Port Cultural Cetate to Zăval
DAY FOURTEEN… 61.5 miles (98 km) I had pepper spray in my trouser pocket as we cycled up past the place where the dogs had been. But thank God no…
DAY 13… Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Port Cultural Cetate
DAY THIRTEEN… 64 miles (102.5 km) Feeling very vulnerable, we set out again on the road, … What else was there to do? My brother told me not to return…