Eventful day yesterday with British Airways flight bringing me safely and timely to Bucharest. Shortly afterwards, Laura and Louis arrived from Amsterdam. However, the fourth man, was very delayed and took a few countries and planes to arrive 5 hours later. Luckily I had A Little Life to read – my book club choice and (no spoilers) but it’s not one you can read in a couple of sittings. After a further 3.5 hour car journey (hindsight is fabulous – we could have flown to Varna much easier and probably cheaper) , we arrived at our hotel and I slept like a log. Breakfast was very good and the Black Sea looked turquoise and inviting so a dip was a necessity. Neil’s bag was lost so he paddled (later he found a great pair of trunks for about £1 so we swam again later). After a tour of the Archaelogical museum where the sign over the whore house was the best exhibit for me, we then had some lunch in a beach cafe – blue fish and shopska salad – and a couple of beers before heading to the late afternoon waves for the last time. Our guides then drive us to Kalimentai Han – I had tried to google it beforehand but it didn’t appear to exist. If you like a place that’s sort of like a Doctor Dolittle’s Portmerion with a slight Daliesque Swiss chalet, this is the place for you. Never before had my ensuite had a tiled roof and my tv a wooden frame. The food was very good with Neil choosing a sword of meat and Louis having a drainpipe of veal. We start the hard work tomorrow but I think the guides have realised it’s the food that takes me to the next stop …..
Snoo's kitchen 