The decision was made to proceed in the direction Sibiu via Harteg. The short stop for lunch at Caransebes was a disappointment with tasteless pizza and closed down internet café. The countryside outside Resita is quite pleasant and gets better when one is nearing Harteg. Harteg itself is different from the other towns we had seen in Romania and is rather more western and familiar to us.

At Harteg,, Mr Doru of Geopark and Community Office gave me a lesson on Transylvanian history and pointed me in the direction of a book store where I could purchase a map of Romania. Apparently in the vicinity of Harteg, remains of dinosaurs had been discovered and on display at the office were dinosaur eggs. Armed with a brand new map I was more confident that my navigator could find the appropriate route without getting us running round in circles.

Our next destination was Petrosani where there is a lake nearby with a camping sign on the map. We were determined to find out for sure one way or the other about camping facilities in Romania. 13 kms out of Petrosani we saw a municipal camping sign by the river and thought it not a bad idea to camp the night there and better not to proceed further although there were no facilities other than the strong flow of the river. The road was in a state of disrepair in any case to continue comfortably. Alison was a bit apprehensive about it but I convinced her that it was as good a time as any to start camping in the natural surroundings.

We walked up to the beekeeper not far from where we were, had a quick chat a drink and bought a bottle of honey. Then it was time to prepare dinner and light a campfire. Three wild dogs came visiting but they were quite wary of us and therefore not a threat. Maggi mee was on the menu and Alison fed them the leftovers and some biscuits while I got myself cleaned and shaved, using Gillette of course! We turned in early when it was getting dark and slept with the pleasant sound of the running river water.