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Lobo and Linda's travels continued.. When you’ve been on ‘the road for over 5 months, you really come to appreciate any downtime you can get and even one day off the bike can revitalise you. That time can let you catch up with washing and emails, and you might even get to sleep in if your body clock will allow it! We always prefer homestays to hotels and we had booked what we hoped would be two relaxing days in the hills of Romania. What we got way exceeded any expectations and our two amazing hosts were just the nicest people. Milena, Bogdan and Romeo their dog, live in Bucharest but every summer open up their two cottages to guests and just seem to relish looking after you. We easily found Cottage Poe with no dramas or off-roading, which was a real shame - Google Maps obviously let us down on this occasion! We released our bike into the paddock to rest and Linda caught up with some much needed ‘self-care’ in the form of Yoga. We had messaged the night before that we are both vegetarians and Milena took this in her stride – it seems to have been a challenge in most countries up until this point unless you like salad. The 2 evening meals and breakfasts she produced were incredible and luckily we didn’t try to ‘outdo’ her, otherwise we would have burst (for those of a certain age, think Mr Creosote and Monty Python!). On our day off, we walked the 9km back from Campulung, the former state capital of the region (Bogdan had kindly driven us there), where we stocked up on snacks for the journey and the local currency, the Romania Leu. This also gave us some much needed exercise, something else you miss on a trip like this. With the offer from Bogdan of local beer and a seat to watch the local derby with Romania taking on Slovakia in the Euros (my self-care), who could refuse such amazing hospitality! ‘Coincidentally’, we are in Slovakia tonight just as they are about to play England. Cheers all. Lobo & Linda #blackdogride #mentalhealthmotorbike
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