Transit

Feeling pretty good considering it's 6am.
It was an easy morning because we hadn't unpacked anything and we had paid so we just quietly left.
We walked into town but couldn't see a taxi, it seemed as if we would have to walk to the bus station wahhhh
But out of the mist, a beautiful sight...
A taxi.
We jumped in, he was nice and spoke clearly.
Will got us breakfast from the bakery while we waited for the bus to leave. It was like a feta cheese Pastry thing - was filling.
Onto the bus we went. I'm always sooooo friggen hot on transport before it leaves. Planes and buses especially. They need to crank up the air con.
The bus was pretty empty so at the halfway point I kicked Will out so I could have a double seat to myself which was a great idea cause I got some more sleep haha
It was so misty is was ridiculous. Very horror films inspiring.
Will said the mist was at its worst when I was sleeping and that you couldn't see 10 meters in front of the bus. Lucky I was asleep or I probably would have been a little scared.
I hope the next bus is empty so I can kick Will out again. He takes up 1.5 seats with is stupid shoulders so I'm stuck rammed into a corner with a twisted spine all the while dying of heat because he is a fernus.
We arrived in Skopje around 10:30.
We bought our tickets to Sofia, Bulgaria. It was only 1900 denars so around 15 euro each. Our bus leaves at 3 so we have some time to kill. It's a long day. It will take another 5 hours to get there.
We decided to walk to the main square but it was too hot carrying our backpacks with jumpers on so we ducked into the shopping center to eat and hopefully find some ginger tablets for Will.
And sunscreen - have still remained unsuccessful in this venture. - but hopefully that changes shortly - we were offered insider information - They only sell sunscreen at pharmacies that's why we haven't found it anywhere.
We are eating at a burgers place without wifi. Boo.
There is a kindly gym next to me which looks fun, I just keep thinking that the fences are too low, I would have been out in minutes.
I had a fright on the toilet. I sat down and the whole thing moved and CLANGED so loudly.
2 of the screws are missing so the whole toilet moved. Didn't expect that when I sat down hahaha.

Will was successful WOOHOOO!!!!!

He also got motion sickness tablets. Apparently the worker looked at him like he was a lunatic when he asked for ginger tablets lol. I suppose if you haven't heard of it before that would be an odd request.
Bulgaria has a different currency so we did our best to spend all of our coinage. I bought lollies at a junk store. The lady was very patient with me and I counted out cent by cent.
We then bought water for the bus and walked back to the bus station.
Only 1 hour till we leave now. Will just changed over our Denar to Lev. He has also taken a motion sickness tablet so hopefully it helps.
I'm drinking the most delicious ice teas ever! It's forest fruits and cranberry flavored. A very pleasant surprise.

So once again we napped. So did everyone on the bus. The roads are ridiculous. Will made comment in his exasperated, cranky voice "I can't believe this is a national highway"
It's like being rocked to sleep, you can't fight it, you just become so sleepy.
I watched as much of the country side as I could. I find the brokenness beautiful. Everyone going on with their daily life's in pits of mud while others go to skyscraper offices in suits.
I am so hot so I took the big risk and took off my shoes and waited for the smell... but it never came! Woohoo!
Feeling better now.
After nearly 3 hours we reached the border. It took so long to get through. There was 3 full buses in front of us and every person needs to be checked and stamped twice - one for exit one for entry. It was the first time in the trip I was bored.
We got though and to my annoyance, once again Wills passport got stamped before mine so he has bright, clear, readable stamps and mine you can't even see the letters to know what country I was in. Boo hiss.
I was pretty stamps :( he has a purple one from Thailand.. I want a purple one. Lol
There was a quick toilet stop just past the border. Will went to the loo and came back in a state of horror. Apparently some girls have used the wrong toilet and left their used pads laying around hahahah he is mortified. Hahaha

Bulgaria looks similar and yet different. I think it might've the foliage. It's got bigger paddocks and dirt.
70km away now.
We just came onto a highway and Wills mood changed. He is approves of its condition. Lol
Got dropped off at the bus station and found a taxi.
Showed him the address and he asked a few friends, Nobody knew where the bloody address was......
lunatic driver. He was dodging traffic, on the phone, didn't have working seatbelts and had to rely on our phone data to have a working map which he kept checking over his back shoulder every 3 seconds.
After this fiasco ended another one started.
We were in the middle of what seemed a sleeping suburb with nowhere to go. The place we were dropped off at was wrong -.-
We went searching. Will has the big shits by this time.
We tried several buildings and asked 5 different people where the address was. The 5th person, bless her cotton socks was able to tell us and finally after 25 minutes of stressful wanderings in a dark, foreign city we found it.
And it is great.
It is like a hotel. It has key cards to open the door and keep the electricity on AND a big shower ! Woohoo!
We popped down to the local dominos for dinner - we didn't want to venture too far until we know the area a bit better.
First impressions of Bulgaria is that it's a hole and that a strong breeze will knock it over.
It's a concrete city.. hopefully the city center is better.
Keen for another good sleep.Read more