Day55 ROMANIA EftimieMurgu Bigar Oravita

Last night we witnessed from our bed,  a spectacular electrical thunderstorm that blew in suddenly causing the river to have waves like the ocean which made the pontoon rock as if it was going to break from its moorings. It rained so hard that we couldn't see the Serbian town nor the range in front of our window. We could not even see past the pontoon. Fortunately the storm did not last long, but the lightning continued for a couple of hours. There was no disturbance to our sleep.

Today we stopped at a working watermill and at a tiny waterfall.

The watermill at Eftimie Murgu was built in 1722 and is still a working water mill today. It mills cornmeal or polenta and other grains. We asked to buy 500 grams of polenta from the Miller. He generously gave us a kilo and a half for the price of 500 grams. We also bought yummy elderberry drink from him to a total sum of 10lei about AUD$3.

The Bigar waterfall was located just off the main highway. We saw a very tiny waterfall but saw signs to a grotto. Following the sign, we found we had to scale the last 10 meters using cable and chains because of the vertical inclines and the rains made the rocks very slippery. It was quite exhilarating climbing but the cave was nothing to write home about.

The accommodation we are in for only 1 night was called Le Jardin Glamping but we weren't in tents. We were in an upscaled containers with ensuite. Very comfortable with air-conditioning and heating as required. We were here to catch a diesal train tomorrow from this town of Oravita.Read more