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…