Day 4: Voineasa > Vidaru Dam, a battery failure and the first brown bears

This morning, after being well supplied with omelettes, sausage, tomatoes and coffee from Pension Voinesita, we had a rude awakening: Fia wouldn't start, battery empty.

Yesterday I had the Palinka in my head too quickly and left the work lights on, city kid that I am. Since Fia is also heavy at 280kg, pushing and flicking the clutch didn't help. At 33°C I almost became dehydrated.

So I learned something new again: took out the battery and went to the place where I could find someone with a charger.

After that I had to kill time for about 6 hours until the battery was charged. So now I know almost every street in Voineasa. There is also a huge ruined hotel here. I'll have to find out more about that.

At 17:30 the battery was installed again. Fia started and we headed off towards Transfagarasan.

There was a thunderstorm on the way and I was off-road. I was already worried about getting stuck in the mud and then being able to greet the bears from the front row. The Mitas tires are great - they go through everything 🤠🏍️. The route was great. I like the Romanian wilderness. A real adventure - better than I imagined.

The biggest danger remains the wild dogs. Today a whole pack tried to bite my Fia. No chance!

The closer I get to the Transfagarasan, the more German license plates I see - mostly campers, but also motorcyclists from Leipzig.

I arrive at the Vidaru Dam via the off-road route through the tunnel. Here I meet people from Hamburg and Essen. Nice conversation - they drive on to the Black Sea. The young people take one Insta shot after another at the Vidaru - all right, I'm in.

And then a little Romanian enduro fan came by. Of course he was allowed to turn on the tap 😁 and was very excited.

I don't quite manage the planned route today, so I look for the Dracula campsite south of the Transfagarasan. On the way there I come across the first brown bears on the road. The campsite is in the middle of a heavily populated bear area, which is why there is barbed wire and electric fences everywhere.