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Day 5 – Oselna (BG) – met a bridge for a swim, a wooden man and a memory of a priest – 18.10 hours
Having entered Bulgaria I got out at Zverino, along Iskar river. I stopped at the first bar that was open and asked for a tosti, a tea and a place to swim. The bar owner liked Hot Chocolate – Put your love in me. For the swim he directed me to Oselna. In Oselna I was lost, rang a doorbell and asked what appeated to be Dyado Milcho (which means something like Grandpa Michael) for help. There was a bridge, pedestrians only, after all. Milcho wasn’t shy for a chat and we exchanged friendly words in my best Bulgarian. Then came the bridge and a swim.
After the swim came an easy stretch of 7 kilometers along Iskar river. Then a sharp turn left – over the rail road – and a 20 kilometer and 600 meter climb along Gabrovnitsa river awaited. It was over 30 degrees celsius. Every two or three kilometers I had to get into the Gabrovnitsa to cool down. After 12 kilometers I rested at Seven Chapels Monastery, with the wooden man (photos) I met the monument along the road for Dimiter Kristanov (photos). He was the priest who lived in Pop Art House! After 17 kilometers I was saved by Valery and Mitko, Mitko being my neighbour. They took me to my house. Where I cooled down one last time, unpacked and slept.
