The Romanians and I awoke at 5:00 Am. Or rather the Romanians awoke a 5:00 Am and pulled me along with them. We made coffee and breakfast. Packed up our gear and stepped out into the crisp mountain air garnished with a touch of the evenings fog. One last request was made of me, they […]
The storm was over. I woke up soaking wet but suprisingly warm. The tent/sleeping bag combination somehow worked to get me through the night. I dropped off the bunk, slid back into my wet hiking clothes and soggily stuffed my sleeping bag and tent back in my pack. My breakfast of instant oatmeal and instant […]
The weather was still bad. I could hear the windows of the hut rattling in their frames and the rain was drumming out a tinny tattoo on the metal roof. I dragged my slightly aching body out of bed and descended to the huts common room. I asked our host what the weather was looking […]
Like any good story set in Romania. This one starts at a train station at the base of the mountains. Having lept deftly from the slowly rolling train I found myself facing the Podu Olt station. After scrambling across the other three rail lines in the station yard I found safe footing on the cracked […]
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