We left the hectic bustle of Istanbul behind and enjoyed a couple of days travelling through rural Turkey & Bulgaria, staying in Çayırdere (near Kaynarca) far from the madding crowd, Burgas and Constanta (a Black Sea resort).

The residents and local law enforcement rallied around to help us We're up to four little mishaps now (after dropping the bike, breaking the top box lid and having to find another border crossing into North Macedonia), but still feeling very blessed :)

I reckon we've covered about half the distance of our roughly planned route now, but we're only a third through our available time so we should be able to take it a bit more leisurely from here on.

Accommodation: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/936286... (Çayırdere), https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/18325856 (Burgas) and https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/667823... (Constanta)

Music: Johnny Mason (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vxW3...)