After Obzor the road improved somewhat and the pace increased. Nice countryside, lots of vineyards and sunflower fields. Very pretty in places. We stopped for coffee in Varna. Pulled up onto the plaza near a cafe and was immediatly approached by yound Ivan the almost terrible who tried the money exchange game followed by the "I'll guard your bikes for 30 euros" "no, go away"........... "but this is Mafia area, your bikes aren't safe!" He left!
Border crossing from Bulgaria to Romania was also painless. Took a while but all friendly. We left the zone and straight onto a dirt road that ended at the Arges River where we had to wait some time for the ferry to take us across.
We had decided to go around Bucuresti but ended up missing a turn and doing far too many km. We started looking for a place to sleep and rode into to Ploiesti. A large city with a real russian feel about it. Large plain concrete buildings, wide streets and lots of overhead wiring. Stayed at a hotel near the railway station. Very plain food preceeded a bad night's sleep in a noisy and hot room.
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