Melting in Moldova

I left Kiev at 6am and yes the roads are as bad as I was told. Huge holes that a bike could disappear into, random grooves that track you off into the verge and truck/car drivers that still want to be doing 90kph. It was stick with them and hold on tight. Glad I have off road setting and comfort suspension. Even so, I spent a fair part of the day standing up. 

I got to the Moldovian border at 10:42. This was a much smaller and more relaxed affair than where I entered. Behind my in the queue was a horse and cart! It was also my quickest border with me out the other side by 12.10. However, that my be because they don't do things inside the border! 

Once out I had to go  and get some local currency and sort insurance (5 euro) and a road vignette (86 lei about 4.5 euro).

Once out the other side,Ii was off to find some food and coffee before heading to my campsite here for the night. Duruita Camping

That is where things got better. Not only did they not want any payment for camping, they fed me and refused any money for the meal. All I had to do was give some feed back on their campsite. To be fair, it is all great except it needs a sign at the road to tell you which (of the many) tracks to take.

Today (and even now at 7pm) was so hot. It will be a dawn start tomorrow. I would go in the dark but teh track out is pretty full on "off road" so some light is required. Tomorrow is a monster day, a border crossing and then I am still pushing south into Romania so I can ride the Transfăgărășan on Tuesday as it was closed last time was in Romania.