We've been taking our time coming down the black sea coast because it's supposed to be nice. Some of it is nice, some of it looks like somebody built 14 multi-storey car parks next to each other on the beach 25 years ago and hasn't returned since. We stayed in the worst campsite of our trip last night - nobody had cut the grass or cleaned the toilet block since I've been alive. The only thing thriving there were Mosquitos, dogs and a 76 year old german man we met who was driving around Europe in a Nissan micra with a tent on top (he was loving life).

We are currently staying in an enormous out of season hotel where the electricity only works some of the time. To get to our room we had to be escorted through pitch black corridors. Hopefully the sun will come out soon and light up the room.

We are going to stay here a couple of days and then head into turkey for the last part of the trip. The next bit is going to be very hilly so we are shedding weight - our maps have been sent home, my sleeping bag has been thrown away (10 years reasonable service), the gas has gone the same way, might even get Lizzie to cut my hair.

Bye,
Ed

Ps. The Bulgarians weren't very happy that berbatov wasn't playing in the champions league final. From what we could make out the commentary was mostly about how much better man u would be doing with him in the team.

Location:Tsarevo, Bulgaria