Good morning and how are you doing today I hope you're keeping well
I enjoyed my nice overnight stay had a nice little hotel in Busteni and
I'm feeling nice and relaxed and ready for the day which is just as well because
today's journey is a 6, 7, 8 hour depending on how many times I stop to
take pictures, drive to the Danube Delta
Made a bit of a boo-boo
I was meant to stop and fill up with petrol
I stopped and had a drink and I thought I'll stop before I go on this road and I forgot
now the petrol
gauge little digital thing is a naught
one tiny little bar
and I'm on this road
yep a road which has got more wind farms than traffic which is great I mean
you know the renewable energy is really good
there was a little sort of village back
there and I stopped because there was a shop and asked and they said five kilometers to
fuel so I'm hoping both that his distance with kilometers was good
because I think think I've got fuel for five kilometers and yes that's what I'm
hoping that I have got fuel for the next five kilometers
why does it have
suddenly uphill? That's typical isn't it? I mean I've been down hill for so long now
you know I'm going as conservatively as possible I've turned the air-con off trying to go a
nice steady pace and then I've got a long hill and then a slow truck, ooohh okay I'm
gonna push the car we'll make it hopefully his distance is
good we've gone
over 5 kilometers
was already so
over this hill by these wind farms will
be my petrol
it's not we might be camping out here for the night
which is not too bad it's very warm
but I've got no food I'm so hungry and I missed lunch
okay okay gotta get past this truck gotta get
some fuel back to you either when I've got fuel or I'm sleeping in the car
unhappily
pay attention to these things and so used to driving these built up areas as
fuel all the time and then suddenly long road 200 kilometers and I've seen no
fuel
good news good news I can see a fuel station I can see in fact two
and it's all downhill and it's 100 meters away ish
we're going in
Welcome to the Danube Delta
just about there
it is beautiful the huge flare of
sun, huge field of sunflowers there
the sun is setting over there and there's a
beautiful beautiful row of trees down an empty road look at that
the air is fresh
but I am hungry Oh
nearly run out of petrol managed to find somewhere, did manage to get some petrol
and some some road snacks
but we've just got about an hour to go before we
actually get there hopefully get there in time for sunset and find a place but
I think it's so beautiful I had to stop and show you it is so lovely
wind is rustling in the trees
beautiful
Good evening
the sun is setting
Welcome to the Danube Delta
It was beautiful, arrived a bit late, the road
along here is gorgeous it's quiet, not busy, narrow road lined with trees solar
wind, wind turbines
glimpses of the Delta and the Black Seas some herons
horses goats dogs
ah it's beautiful very peaceful and quiet so arrived a little
bit late at my Airnbn, I think I'm the only guest here I hope I am otherwise
I'm waking people up.
I can't see anybody else here
but here let me show you what my room is like
but it's very very quiet really beautiful but here is my room
how beautiful is that
nice wooden floors like a loft room I've got a little table if I
manage to spend any time in here nice views out over there my bathroom is
through here
there we go nice big shower
I haven't tested it yet but apparently its got hot water,
sink with an array
of mirrors
and toilet
it's quite a dinky little sink but it will do
at least there's a sink and a mirror
very nice little room so not huge, but plenty big enough
very homely
heater in there for the winter but it's 30 degrees at 9 o'clock at
night so I don't think I'll be needing that
hasn't got air but apparently it
does cool down the other thing to watch out for here is mosquitoes or because
being on the edge of the Delta and it being towards the rainy season
there was
lots of mosquitoes and I got mauled just walking up on the way in, bitten three
times already, so I've got some insect repellent I'm gonna put that on and then
go out get something to eat because I've not eaten since breakfast
Just chugged through all day, nearly ran out of fuel on the way that was really silly but
did get, that was okay. Did buy a pile of snacks that I've nibbled my way through mm-hmm
but now to get some proper food and apparently there's nothing in the village at all, this
village that I'm staying at but apparently two kilometers away there
is a restaurant in the a restaurant in the next village so let's go and try it out
okay I have made it along to the next village which isn't much bigger and
there's two buildings of a significance a church I don't think there is even a shop and this
place which apparently has a restaurant
if I can find it
it doesn't look overly busy
does look
like an entrance I think
find my way in, I hear the sounds of people I see tables, could be in luck here
hey good evening
are you open
yes but not for eating
finished food ah
is there anywhere else
yeah
I arrived late
right, maybe five six hundred metre after left
on the left thank you very much
Well, kitchen is closed
Not surprising not a customer in sight
could have a
drink but I don't need a drink I need some food
but apparently there is another place up here if I
500 meters on the left let's go check it out
hey it's looking like my
last option for tonight
no lights on outside oh no
what does it say? it's a restaurant it says
let's hope
they're still serving, no signs of life here
nice place to stay as well I'll just wander in now hopefully through here
hustling restaurant
I don't mind if it's hustling as long as they're serving food
reception
I can hear dishes
always a good sign
have a peak in here
open the door the wrong way
is there a restaurant for eating?
yes
thank thank you very much merci
uh-huh well haven't turned me away andu said
it's a closed so there's a good sign
on there's a kitchen
that's also a good sign people working in the kitchen oh-ho I'm gonna get food
and oh look at that oh my goodness civilization oh great
I think I've got too spoiled in Portugal Spain and Italy it's all closed up and
they hurried me out and paid my bill if everyone's gone.
they've all gone already paid my bill closed everything up and they've gone so
all left for me is to find my way back to where I'm staying and have a good
night's sleep and let's have a look at the delta tomorrow
glad I got that meal in though, if I'd missed that I wouldn't have anything to
eat apart from some like potato chip things
Oh thankfully it's cooled off a bit now
mosquitoes are still eating me
get in the car
and tomorrow I have organised a boat
trip onto the delta
late afternoon early evening one
so I've got a day to explore
the area a little bit have a look around
chill just enjoy, where did I?
oh boy it's so dark. Where's the car?
I think I parked up this way