• Transalpina calling

    August 26, 2019 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    After an exciting party night with the other teams we spend the night well protected from rain and thunderstorm in the car.
    Today the TransAlpina is our road mission. It is winding its way through valleys and plateaus up to 7,038 feet – a height not reached by any other mountain passage in Romania – the TransAlpina road offers breathtaking views together with lots of driving excitement.
    TransAlpina Facts:

    Begins: Saliste (Sibiu county) or Sugag (Alba county)
    Ends: Novaci (Gorj county)
    Distance: 139 kilometers
    Road condition: paved !!
    Highest point: 7,038 ft. (2145 m) - Urdele Pass
    Route time: 2 hours and 45 minutes

    Before heading to Sebes, the start of TransAlpina, we go to fulfil the task of the day: finding and eliminating Dracula! We got him in Hunedoara. Before he could draw the sword, we attacked with garlic, wooden flock and crucifix. No mercy! We attacked him until he was done.
    Mission accomplished! Let's go for sightseeing in the mountains.
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