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

Ipapashiwe: 11.07.2024

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.

Phendula (2)

T. Tine & O. Tuck
Lieber Uwe, tolle Tour durch herrliche Landschaften. Be careful, denn die Hunde und Bären könnten ja auch beißen. Danke, dass wir das durch Deine Berichte miterleben dürfen. Good ride!

Uwe
Vielen Dank! Werde ich machen 😊

Romaniya
Iingxelo zohambo Romaniya