This happened on the 27th of July, 2024. We paddled away from Galați to Isaccea on the Romanian side of the Danube. The Danube here flows past Giurgiulești in Moldova, followed by Reni and Orlivka in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast. As russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine rages on and this is an EU outer border, we stuck to the Romanian side and did not cross Contents1 Leaving Galați for Isaccea2 The Port of Galați3 Headwind at Grindu4 River Borders: Moldova’s Giurgiulești + Ukrainian-Romanian Danube5 Paddling Past Reni, Ukraine: Fuck russia6 A Nap on the Romanian Danube Shores7 Buoy Maintenance + FerryContinue reading