We made it to the Black Sea. After a slow departure because we had to say good bye to several new friends we reluctantly moved on from Veliko Tarnovo towards a campground on the Black Sea. The drive over was quiet most of the way. As we were passing thru a large town we saw a Lidl and turned in to stock up on food. We forgot it was Saturday and the parking lot for Lidl was packed and there was no where to park François. We were about to give up on getting food when I noticed a Kaufmans which is another big chain and they had room in their parking lot. An hour and a couple of hundred Lev later we were back on the road.
We learned from Nick and Nicki that the full on tourist season in Bulgaria doesn’t begin until June 1, and there is almost no shoulder season. Today that bit us a bit. The campground we chose is in a small sea side resort with 8 or 10 hotels. As we pulled in we noticed that despite it being a weekend the place was pretty much dead. All of the hotels seemed empty, and when we pulled up to the campground the gate was closed. There was one guy cleaning up the site, but he was not interested in dealing with us, so we needed a plan B.
Park 4 Night listed a campground about 40km’s away that said it was open on May 1st, there hadn’t been any reviews this year to confirm this and we have learned that the open and close dates are not always accurate on the app, but there was one in May of last year so we bet on it. When we arrived we were met by a very nice man and his dog and we became his second customers. The campground is located on a river and is also only about 200 yards from the Black Sea.
After dinner we took a walk along the beach and the river. The beach was nice, but dead. The river does not need people to feel alive so today the river felt more interesting and beautiful.
