Well not a complete finished kitchen but Joe has built the casing for the sink and washing machine so we now have a sink, complete with running water and a drain. At the moment we only have cold water but that is only a detail; the fact that for nearly 9 months we’ve had to carry…
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Day 11 Dragizhevo to Iskar Dam
We left Dragizhevo with a bit of a heavy heart as the realisation that our holiday was coming to a close finally hit home and we needed to start heading back to Sofia. But on the way we wanted to have a look at the area around Lovech so made a slight detour north before…
Read moreDay 10 Exploring the area around Veliko Tarnovo
Today was spent exploring the area around Veliko Tarnovo and making notes on the various villages we passed though before heading back to the campsite. We still had no idea where we wanted to finally live but we had decided by this point that it would be north of the Stara Planina (Central Balkan mountains)…
Read moreDay 9 Plovdiv to Dragizhevo
After a comfortable nights sleep we decided to shower before setting off on our travels. We were a bit surprised to be given a key to one of the cabins near by, to use the shower there. There was a list of prices in the cabin and I was really taken a back on how…
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Day 3: Koprinka to Byala
Feeling much refreshed, if a bit grubby, after our night wild camping beside the dam at Koprinka, we headed back along the main road to Kalofer for a meal with some people we’d met on Facebook; Amelia, Mick, Charlie and her daughter Gabby. We had a few hours to kill so we tried to buy some…
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