Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Summer Vacation - Week 8 - The Danube Delta

Before heading back to Bucharest, we took a detour up the Black Sea, finally leaving Bulgaria and cruising through Romania to go on a Danube Delta boat tour.  The ecosystem is amazing.  Here are some facts:

Danube Delta has been declared a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site, and a UNESCO protected area being one of Romania’s leading attractions, and a very particular place in Europe.
The Danube Delta has the third largest biodiversity in the world (over 5,500 flora & fauna species) spreading over 5,050 km2 of marshes, canals, reed islets and lakes, offering a sanctuary for birds, fish, and animals. This natural reservation hosts the largest wetlands in Europe, more than 60% of the Danube Delta’s area is unspoiled by the human touch, so it offers the unique opportunity to observe the incredible beauty of the Danube Delta landscapes and all the treasures lying in it.

We rented a private boat tour for the day only to find out it was the best rated tour operator in the city.  On our way out to an island called Milas 23 we saw more birds than I ever would have imagined.  It was amazing.  Once we hit Milas 23 for lunch, it truly was a throw back in time.  You have to order your lunch the day before.  The one restaurant cooks all the same meal (fish, fish and more fish) for everyone.  The food was incredible.  The people amazing and boy were we stuffed after.  On the way back we could reach out and touch the Ukraine but elected not to get caught by any border police there.  

Another amazing adventure.

















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