The longest day (so far) of our kayaking trip down the Danube happened on the 20th of June, 2024. We paddled over 80 kilometers in one day on the Bulgarian side of the Danube between the towns of Oryahovo and Nikopol. Contents1 Dawn in Oryahovo2 Sunrise on the Danube3 A Lunch Break in Baikal + Deciding on Nikopol4 The Iskar Confluence + Corabia + Chopped Forests in Bulgaria5 The Failed Shortcut around Calnovăț Island6 Olt Confluene + Approaching Nikopol7 Arriving in Nikopol8 Our Stay in Nikopol9 Enlightening post? Consider buying me a beer!10 Exercise your free will and share thisContinue reading
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Kayak Trip Day 71: Lom to Oryahovo – of Mouse and Man
This kayaking day happened on Tuesday the 18th of June, 2024. We paddled from Lom to Oryahovo in Bulgaria on the Bulgarian – Romanian border section of the Danube. We had a long lunch break in Kozloduy. Contents1 Departing Lom2 A Boring Start + Over Halfway3 A Tiny Rescue + Meeting a Fellow Paddler4 Extended Lunch in Kozloduy5 Paddling the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Channel6 The Final Stretch to Oryahovo7 Arriving in Oryahovo8 Our Two-Night Stay in Oryahovo9 Fun read? Consider buying me a bag of cat food!10 Save or share? You’re my favorite person Departing Lom I woke upContinue reading