Does nobody sleep in Romania? Restless night in the woods. Lots of animal noises, people sawing wood, cars blasting past on the nearby road, tractors, dogs barking, etc. Well at least nobody came and bothered us so from that perspective a quiet night.
Packed-up early and headed into town for breakfast before hitting to road on to Brasov. Dino dropped his bike moving it in front of the cafe - his side cases were all scratched anyway so no problem there.
Went through Targu Mures - gridlock. Traffic here is shocking. There are a lot of cars on the road and traffic lights are all out of sync. Couldn't wait to get out. Got to Sigishoara which is a 'medeaval city untouched by time' it was pissing down though so right or wrong we pressed on to Brasov where it is still cold and rainy.
Driving here is slow and tiring. The major routes are like UK B-roads only full of lorries going 30mph vs. Modern cars going 70mph and doing the craziest overtakes you can imagine. Speaking of that, I did an overtake crossing a solid white line with a police-car coming the opposite way. He didn't even bat an eyelid! Later saw a camper van that overtook us all smashed-up with a mangled Merc next to it.
Checked into a swanky hotel in Brasov. We can get clean and do some much needed washing. Pretty fancy place for €25 incl breakfast. Currently in a great bar - Brasov is great despite the intense rain!
Bought some teflon chain lube to keep me going and some engine oil for Dino's bike. Otherwise bikes all good.
Ass-pain: 5/10
Beers: 30 + 2 rums + 2 cherry grappas + 3 bottles of local white wine
Mechanical problems: 1
Theft count: 0
Andy - great to read this! Looks like Dino's combining his night's sleep with his evening out.
ReplyDeleteYep - he's not the most photogenic person I know (nor am I come to think of it).
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