Capri Constanta

... from Germany in a 30-year-old East-German mobility cart.  He told me how the engine had blown up 100 km outside of Bucharest and wıth the help of a local farmer had disassembled the 50cc engine and removed the cylinder and piston.  

With the offending parts in hand Sebastian had taken the bus into Bucharest, found a mechanic who had given him the new parts, driven him the 100km back to his disabled, disabled-mobility cart ...

... booking so that was our first priority. We found one fairly soon which is fairly new and not too far from the sights. Unfortunately the sights are pretty ordinary with only a few interesting buildings. Constanta has a huge port but it did not seem to be very busy. The city seems very run down and neglected and in also fairly expensive for accommodation. It is right on the ocean and there is quite a large beach (not very picturesque though) near our hotel.

... 50 minute massage. It was just OK. Afterward I told Ally and she canceled her treatment. Then I went to get the 5 scoops of gelato that Ally was gloating about. It was at least as delicious as she made it sound. It melted really quickly so I had to eat it fast.

The fog burned off after a few hours and we had yet another hot, gorgeous, sunny and clear day. It is also really humid here so we both have big hair but since Romania seems trapped in ...

Finally got to the bus station, got onto a sleek looking mini bus and off we went. Unfortunately the windows were mostly fogged up, still being early so didnt get a lot of pics on the way. About 2.5 hours later we arrived at Constanta, the seaport of Romania. I had planned to stay here a night, but i didn't like the look fo the people ...

... the Brits are starting to discover the place and are everywhere. I didn't get my feet into the Black Sea this time, but they have been there before. I rarely swim in California coz I don't like not being able to see what is beneath me, but since there are no harmful fish in the Black...and no tides, I like swimming there. The water temp was just 19 tho, too cold.

... przejsc cale miasto, ponad 3km, az do wylotowki. Zatrzymal sie jakis dziadek, ktory zabral nas do samej granicy bulgarskiej. Na granicy spotkalismy... p r z e z n a c z e n i e. To bylo tak, jakby zstąpił na nas snop swiatla. Wpadlismy tam bowiem na Zajaca i Arka. Opuscili oni nasza grupe pol dnia wczesniej i samotnie udali sie w strone Turcji. Reszta nie zdecydowala sie na ten krok ze wzgledu na czas i koszta. Ale to nie koniec, bo rowniez na granicy ...

... on the "Banana" where they pull you with a boat and try to turn you over (well it succeeded). That was great fun (see photos). And today (Tuesday) in the morning was the same, a bludge day. In the morning we went to the beach. At lunch time Roxy and her mum had Manicure and Pedicure - AGAIN!!! In the afternoon we went to see the city (see photos). Tomorrow we are leaving on a 1000km journey to Croatia. That will be fun and we are all looking toward it.

Here was a day we will never forget. We were scammed of cash and didn't even realize it till later on. What happened was we were looking for a bus stop to take us to a place called Mamaia resort which was recommended to us by a Romanian working on the ship. With the brochure in hand of the on/off tourist bus that went there we were asked by a guy in the street if we needed help finding the stop. We were with another couple ...

... know that everyone has experiences like this, and while not everyone may try and articulate them, I know threy're out. Such was my experience on the coast. Beautiful scenery, beautiful weather, a sexy breeze in the air...and a tingly feeling in the depths of my soul. Nights were pretty chill. My mate just got married to another Romanian, and he's an absolute blast. Generous, hilarious, and always willing to spare a cigarrette. Finally, he's someone who drinks nearly ...

... shook my hand, congratulating me. It was kind of funny. With the M-16, we hit targets at 500 meters without a scope. Granted, the power of the AK was formidable though. I forgot to mention that this was all taking place during Romania's worst drought in something like 100 years. It was very very hot and dry. With so many rounds going down range, it didn't take long for a fire to break out. No worries. The Romanian fire brigade was ready ...