Day 8 – To the Mountains

With a relatively early start to the day, we were headed out of the campsite at Carta. However, we were around 5 minutes late out of the site so as a team we decided on a shortcut, to which the railway bridge looked a good option. After checking that no trains were due and realising that there was a pedestrian path on one side of the bridge, we crossed which cut out 20 minutes of our journey.With a further 30 minute walk we made it to the intersection that we were getting picked up at. The arrival of Emil, the host at our hostel, marked the beginning of our journey into the mountains.

Our destination was the Transfagarasan Road, famous for being Top Gear’s ‘Worlds Greatest Road’. To say the least, the road was twisty to a sickening level!

Once up there however, the views were stunning and we got used to our hostel for the night, a cosy one for definite.

Heading out of the hostel, we passed through the tunnel (which was FREEZING!) and headed to the market next to Balea Lake, a bustling place and quite unexpected for us. With coffees and crepes bought we then headed to get some scenic pictures.

With pictures in the bag, the team headed for dinner, and we were in for more than we thought! First came a soup that was more like a main in portion size, then a full plate of meat and onion to top it off.

After dinner had been sorted, a trip back outside was planned and executed for some blue hour images and footage. On our excursion we met a very friendly American woman who we talked to for what seemed like ages.

As the team arrived back at the hostel, we sat out in the communal area for a while before heading back to the room and meeting our two roommates from the Netherlands who we had a chat with, although apparently my (Cami’s) accent is a bit too strong for some to understand when we talk to some other foreigners. Till next time, adios from Team Troon.