Wild camping in Romania

Jo prepared a huge breakfast of eggs, bacon, salad and homemade bread for us before we left. The first part was easy as we cycled through a bigger valley and passed some villages. After 31km, we had a short stop to fill up some calories as we knew we now had to climb 850m in on 18km. The road, however, was stunning. We rode next to a river and through a canyon before the real serpentines started.
Once we got to the top, we turned onto a gravel road to reach our campspot. We were a bit overwhelmed what Romanians understand of the term "wild camping". There were hundreds of people, cars, caravans and even some shops. We bought some food, went for a little walk to a nearby valley and waited for Alin, Jo and their friends to arrived. They only got here quite late when we were already tired, so we only had a short talk. While they are going to go hiking tomorrow, we will continue our journey North to search for a place with less people!Read more