Cosmo meets some new friends

After the long day yesterday we had an early start this morning, heading straight to the bus station in Turda to catch the 6:30am bus to Sibiu. The bus took three and a half hours giving us plenty of time to catch up on some much needed sleep while Cosmo and Wilfred enjoyed the beautiful views from the bus window.

After arriving in Sibiu we were greeted by some very friendly Romanian scouts who showed us around the city and helped us to find our hostel. Cosmo and Wilfred we extremely excited to make friends with the Romanian scouts and to explore the beautiful city of Sibiu. Though the dino park may have proved a little to exciting for Wilfred.

After having lunch with the Romania scouts we parted ways, for now, so that we could get settled down in our hostel.

We later met up with the scouts again, and some more of their group. After exchanging neckies and getting to know each other a bit better; they taught us how to play a new game, that involved running, holding hands, making seats out of people and even aeroplanes. Cosmo and Wilfred were very tired from all the traveling, so decided not to take part.

After a very busy day we finally headed back to the hostel to rest. Tomorrow we will be exploring the city more and heading back out to Brasov to continue our expedition.

Big thanks to the Romanian scouts for taking us around the city and being so helpful and friendly.

Cosmo & Wilfred visit the pool

The night had been warm, so as soon when we woke we headed straight to the shops to see if we could find anything to help with the heat. Cosmo found himself a lovely hat to keep the sun off and Wilfred found a banana boat to use in the pool.

After returning from the shops we headed to the leisure centre to cool down a bit and complete one of our minor projects. As expected Cosmo and Wilfred were the first in the pool splashing about and enjoying the banana boat Wilfred had got for them.

Once we had finally cooled down a bit we headed into the city to explore a bit more; we visited the many towers and churches Sighisoara has which gave us a new perspective on one of the most beautiful cities we have ever visited. While exploring the city we managed to find a local leather maker who was making traditional leather bracelets, sheaths and belts. This covered another one of our minor projects.

After a long day of exploring, we decided to head up to the Church on the hill to watch the sunset. After what felt like a thousand stairs, or what must feel like ten thousand for Cosmo and Wilfred, we were greeted by a busker playing Thunderstruck on the guitar at the top of Scholar’s Stairs. The sunset wasn’t quite as good as last nights but Cosmo and Wilfred enjoyed it non the less.

We have an early morning tomorrow heading off to Turda where we plan to visit the salt mine and explore the city.

Day Two – Team 2

Today we met the newest member of our team…

COSMO THE UNICORN!!!

Cosmo will be accompanying us during our Explorer Belt; which we begin tomorrow. Today some of us briefly visited the nearby city of Brasov with Cosmo. This is one of the places that we will be spending more time during our Explorer Belt.

Upon returning from Brasov the team headed to the local supermarket in Rasnov to buy some supplies for the first few days of our expedition. We are ready to go and excited for the first day tomorrow!!!

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