Day 173 Sept 29 Sat - Full Moon Camp after Ruzhintsi to Vidin

Overlooking to the Beauty of Dunav River
Before settling in hotel , ride around town
War memorial square
A taste of the Bulgarian brass band on the way to Vidin

Hotel at far left and a casino just beside
Single bedroom very spacious cost 26 lev
Around Vidin
Cycling and pedestrains path near the river bank
Dunav river

Shopping my camping food stuffs - tomatoes/onions/cans fish/biscuit/nuts/sugar/coffee /eggs/rice...
A grand church in town
Museum
Mother & child - a symbols of LOVE & CARE

Today's Distance: 57km
Today's Temp: 18 - 27c
Average Speed: 17.1 max: 55
Time on Bike: 3 hr 21 min
Average climb: 2% max: 9%
Trip Altitude: 329m max: 349m
Today's spending: 46 lev
Total Distance to date: 11220km
Total spending to date:145.5 lev

A very relaxing ride today started at 9.30am on a flat plateau of 300 - 400m. Rode into Vidin town at 1.00pm ,a very small town of 65 ooo population overlooking to the Dunav River , the narrowest at Vidin. Settled in a hotel ( no English name) for 26 lev , single bed but very spacious, not intend to have a full day rest here , will checkout tomorrow noon and cycle across to another country - Romania.

Day 172 Sept 28 Fri - Autumn Leaves Camp near Gintsi to Full Moon Camp after Ruzhintsi

Bulgarian village houses of red bricks and roof top
Trees leaves are turning yellow & red preparing for the winter
Mr Emo ,thank you for the wonderful chicken soup and fired chicken nuggets
Fullmoon Camp with music from the mosquitoes & sandflies

Peak town of petrohan at 1460 m


Cafe restaurant on the way to Montana

Today's Distance: 110km
Today's Temp: 14 - 36c
Average Speed: 18.9 max: 67.5
Time on Bike: 5 hr 46 min
Average climb: 3% max; 9%
Trip Altitude: 1028m max: 1460m
Today's spending: o
Total Distance to date: 11163km
Total spending to date:99.5 lev

From a best 1274m highland campsite down to a 350m lowland campsite where mosquitoes and sand flies were plenty. Started at 10.05am ,the climb continues and reaches max of 1460m at Petrohan,then it was down hill all the way to Montana. Got my first free Bulgarian meal at a cafe restaurant from Mr Emo who operates a scuba diving website : divepro-bg.com . The dives mostly at the Black Sea region.At Montana, I didn't follow Rd 81 to Lom ,instead i follow Rd E-79 direct to Vidin,where a ferry boat will brings me across to Romania over the Dunav river ,a natural boundary between Romania & Bulgaria.Tomorrow should be in Vidin early which is about 50 km away. Quite a tiring ride today under very hot sun ,worst after 2 pm where the heat direct on my left face and i can felt the pain when sweat came into contact with it.