To my big surprise I manage to push in
another trip this year. Apparently it’s true what I say; there is always time
for another trip!
A
couple with whom I did the EC trek with sent out a message saying that they
were going on a trek in September, asking if anyone wanted to join. After a bit
of thinking and coordinating with work – while a fourth member of the EBC trek
also signed up – I ended up buying this year’s fifth vacation. Oh dear.
7th of September
Coming home from Turkey Wednesday the 4th
I will be leaving again the 7th in the early morning flying to
Romania. After taking a couple of trains I will end up at my goal, Brasov,
north of the capital, near the centre of the country.
8th of September
We will spend the first day trekking the
Piatra Craiului Mountain which has some of the country’s richest pastoral
areas. The walk will bring us to Seven Stairs Canyon and in the end ascending
us almost 1000m. Returning to Brasov at the end of the day.
9th of September
After moving to Bran we will trek the Bucegi
Mountains which are considered a spiritual place. The area has quite a few rock
formations which we will be able to see from the higher elevations we will
reach after a difficult climb. Return to Bran in the evening.
10th of September
The day will be spend trekking some of
the most beautiful mountains in the country, the Piatra Craiului (The King’s
Rock) National Park. It seems to be a quite interesting area with wildlife;
despite the mountainous area only covering 1,5% of the European surface west of
Russia, it has almost a third of Europe’s large carnivores. Estimated there are
app. 6000 bears, 3000 wolves and 2000 lynx. Interesting!
11th of September
We will be leaving Bran this morning for
the last time to visit Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle. This will
be followed by a transfer to first Sambetei Monastery, and from there we will
walk into the Fagaras Mountains to the Valea Sambetei chalet where we will
spend the night.
12th of September
Today we will trek to the summit of the
tallest mountain in Romania, Moldoveanu Peak (2544m). The climb to this point
will take up most of the day, so I am expecting it to be a challenge compared
to the previous days. Having returned home from Turkey and climbing Mt. Ararat
(5165m) I suspect I might have an advantage in being acclimatized.
13th of September
From the chalet we will spend a couple
of hours descending to Sambata Monastery and from there transfer to Viscri
village where we will spend the night.
14th of September
A small tour around the village is
followed by a drive back to brasov, ending the trip. We will continue with
train to Bucharest where will we like will go our separate ways. I will be
finding a hotel, hopefully close to the centre of the city so I can have a
little sightseeing in the morning before leaving.
15th of September
Return to Copenhagen in the afternoon.
