Apriltsi Troyan

Country old and new.  Sheep & goats moving from daily pasture to evening solace.  Peacefully walking down the roadway.  When all of a sudden, the fancy little sports car comes screaming and careening along the one lane street. and ...

This will be another difficult climb for the horses.  This picture was taken from the monastery.  It shows where we will be headed this morning.  Our journey will be thru the V formed by the distant mountains. A farrier joined us to ...

This is the entrance to the monastery where we will spend this night. Enough rooms for everyone to have one to themselves.  Each pair of rooms shares a bathroom constructed between the two rooms.  Anette and I will share a bathroom while ...

... can usually find someone to speak a smidge of English.  In the outback, not usually so lucky. With trepidation I tarry into downtown Apriltsi!  The two cars to the right of the photo is the bus stop. What you are looking at is nearly 100% of ...

... . The highest point we will reach is the summit of Mt. Botev, the highest mountain is this range.  This picture is taken from Apriltsi. Today will prove to be one of the longest in the saddle 10:30 AM start and 5:30 PM finish.  It's a steep ...

             I'm running out of time to get this blog on its way, so the entries will be condensed. The first picture is of a creek crossing.  No mishaps but Michelle did spook a little.  It would have ...

... the same meal.  See what I mean by bunches of cucumbers? As expected tobacco remains in great use in Europe, including Bulgaria.  Tsetso and I are the only abstainers, and Tasco seems to use cigarettes only with his evening libation.  The ...