Un Australian In Romania

[Misterio]

Acesta este mailul pe care l-am primit de la un amic australian!Ne-am cunoscut nu departe de locul unde a luat o tranta cu motocicleta.

Era plecat intr-un tur a Romaniei de unul singur..a avut mult curaj..sau mult probabil a fost inconstient

Va pun aici mailul primit de la el dupa terminarea excursiei:

 

"Back dry and warm if without sleep in Alba Iulia - here's a pretty fatigued ramble to put my mind to rest if nothing else. 2.5hrs in the dark, rain, wind and cold last night coming off Balea Lac last night for a sleep in a known bed. It's a beautiful country excluding the litter.

 

About 70% of time riding through wind, rain and ex-artic airmass - acknowledging that the cold reducing mozzies/midges (thanks Dixi). I'd still be out there I suspect without the fantastically generous hospitality and assistance of complete strangers - I think alot of Australians have forgotten some of this.

 

The Moldavian and Transyllvanian people are friendly as hell - Bulgarian influenced types in south are real pros at staring and tend to stinge on signs to mark sharp corners that terminate numbingly long straights. Wasn't a comprehensive peek, I might be wrong.

 

Conclusions and points of note from a 3,000km partial circuit. I'd suggest for the future:

timing trips to *finish* in mid Autumn and taking genuinely waterproof boots, gloves and to remember suit liners (Romania has weather)

tripe soup is the best tucker for cool weather riding

spending more than AUD15 on a tent or sleeping bag (was borrowed, cheers Dan)

not snapping off critical components in offroad alpine passes (Lake, Edy - what can I say - multsumesc mult)

not squeezing between fences if one of them is holding a wild lynx (I know what that smell means now - for both of us)

not lobbing koalas at military types in moving trucks with the cling out (a kind of mini-drop bear; those that survived are damp)

further, waiting for another straight and attempting to exchange proffered weapons for further chinese-made marsupials

getting pulled over by the police for a feed, bed, Iasi tour and night out (great tucker; great drinks; friendly giant dogs - thanks bigtime Iulian)

ducking when passing waving gypsy girls carrying rocks (caca shots, thankfully - no pics; see below)

checking critical vowels in written place names to avoid extensive detours with minimal net gain mileage

related but separate - articulating place names then listening properly when asking directions to avoid unnecessary mountain crossings (Cheia is not Sinaia)

asking about where the bears live because they (I'm told) don't confuse you with cool porridge (the body-free crimson splashed clothing pics on the local news a couple of days latter didn't need translating - spend on pensions near big forests)

not being polite and letting others pass you onto a late ferry (great laugh for border police; extra pats for puppies)

noting that Aust isn't only place with deadly snakes

chatting to strangers instead of donkeys - they may just be fellow biker bros going to a pissy and very well catered biker fest and be inclined to ask you along - don't step into shadows on the floors of turkish bars - looks silly if you fall in the hole; hopefully the zeitgeist will get a push along with views such as these (Demi, Razvan, Dan - naroc si merci mult! Can you please forward this to Bogdan? Bike nuts in Ro - www.enisalamotoadventure.ro - get in touch for multiday mainly offroad shenanigans)

sourcing a helmet so you can see your crutch with your gear on because when it's freakin cold you can't feel anything below your elbows or forward of your hips

eating plenty of salad and fibre with lotsa fluids because all that vibrating tends to condense matters in arrears - what should be a dash turns into a dot (sorry about that, had to share)

And finally, note that kids, dogs and geese dig bikes more than chicks, turkeys or squirrels (so far)

'Drink or drive' as they say here. Also, 'better to fall down than up'.

 

Noapte buna and good morning,

 

Oz

 

PS to site bods, there's a few addresses I'm lacking, will catch you before I exit."

 

Poze:

[mih]

Se pare ca a facut o pasiune pentru "slabiciunile noastre" a se citi carute & saracie

 

Poza cu duba de "talibani" e dementiala:)

[Alfred]

salut, il cunosc pe oscar a fost la mine la magazin de a luat casca Nolan si ambreaju pentru DR 650. mi-a zis ca vrea sa mearga int`un tur al tari, mai precis in moldova si in delata.

Foarte de treaba baiatul

[melciu]

Foarte tare... scurt si cuprinzator... intotdeauna m-am intrebat cum vad altii lucruri care noua ni se par obisnuite.

 

Felicitari pentru tupeu deosebit.

[Misterio]

"intotdeauna m-am intrebat cum vad altii lucruri care noua ni se par obisnuite"-exact de aceea am si deschis topicul!

Sa vedem putin tara noastra prin ochii lui Oscar!

[ali baba]

Am baut cu el la Enisala. Noi am plecat la culcare in pat si el saracu in cort, langa cetate, pe o vreme nenorocita. Am stat de vorba ore intregi - omul voia sa inteleaga cum functioneaza lucrurile in Romania. Deasemenea, era interesat de energii regenerabile. El a lucrat un an de zile in Alba-Iulia. Acum a plecat spre casa.

Spor

[Alfred]

Se intoarce din nou in alba, acum am vorbit cu el la telefon, construiesc aici un cartier de locuinte

[mircealeschian]

Interesant personaj. Curaj pe el cat casa. La Enisala a cam murit de frig pe ploaia aia caineasca, a prins o perioada nasoala...

Oricum, e un exemplu de aventurier adevarat...

Bravo lui!