Bulgaian coast

Crew from Sv. Vlas to Belgrad

Friday, July the 10th (we think)

We have problem with dates – no-one aboard can say what day it is without checking one’s phone or watch. The weather is hot and in the evening a thunderstorm comes by. We wanted to moor on the Rumanian side, but found no good place. We cross the river just in time to moor by the side of Tsar Kaloyan when the storm starts.

The crew of the barge welcome us and offer a drink of homemade slivovitz (Olga loves it when it smells of ripen plums, even if she feels drunk at just a smell of it). We plan to stay the night and move on as soon as we shop for more food.

Tsar Kaloyan, the crew winking us a good-bye

Unfortunately the Bulgarian authorities have learnt that a yacht has moored on the Bulgarian side and they come on board. We have to go through the immigration and all the paper work with the Bulgarians again. This time we get some help from the crew on Tsar Kaloyan.

Just before leaving we ask if we can get some fresh water as we are running out of it. To supply it we have to turn Ellide Embla around. First time to moor with the current (ca 3-4 knots), which turns out to be a real challenge. Finally we do it successfully with only a ‘small’ bump.