The bed at Podragu was awful as it was way too firm. Anyway, I got up at 6:45 and left at 8:30. Today was my last day in the Fagarasi mountains and was an 11 hour long hiking day so there was much to do. The entire day I saw absolutely no one although the Cabin person claimed that it was very populated before. I presume the reason I saw no one is that the weather in general was getting worse and was predicted to be crap. In reality, however, the weather was great (at first). I managed to get to the tallest peak in Romania - Moldoveanu Peak (2544m) - in 2 hours and 45 minutes instead of 3:30 to 4 hours as the signs claimed. I guess I was finally in shape. The views were beautiful. More than that since nature called I had the chance to crap on top of the tallest mountain, which was exceptionally gratifying… I spent a total of 1:15 hours at the top, taking pictures, enjoying the views and talking on the phone.
As I started to leave the weather got worse (not bad timing). The descent to a small town called Victoria was lengthy and nasty. It was very misty and while the markings were mostly well places, I was on occasion not sure how to proceed. Additionally, I had to cross a stream a couple of times, which required taking off my boots. The water was so cold that I couldn’t feel my feet after the crossings until they warmed up again. After 4 hours since leaving the Peak I reached a 9km to Victoria sign, which took another couple of hours of walking.
Once in Victoria I walked another km or two towards a place called Ucea de Jos some 10 km away. I then hitch-hiked and arrived there. From there it took a couple of minutes before a 20 ton truck stopped and gave me a lift to Brasov. While the distance was about 100km, the ride took 2 and a half hours due to the road being under construction throughout and I arrived at 22:20.
I spent the night at a “hotel” that had a sink and a toilet but no shower :(
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