July 13, Varna Rest Day

A Day at the Beach

Last night a group of us ate at a local Turkish restaurant. We had a sampling from the menu and it was excellent...cheap too. The local beer is Zagorko, which is magnificant and a dollar for half a liter. The promenade was packed with young people cursing, people watching, and hitting the restaurant/bars. As a bunch of camping bikers, we feel like we have gone to heaven.

This morning we had the hotel breakfast on the 17th story, with a magnificent panoramic view of the city and Black Sea. During breakfast, we watched a cruise ship pull into the port.

The sandy beach is not very large, but is packed with swimmers and sunbathers. The Black Sea water is relative warm and not quite as salty as the ocean. Many of the women sunbathe topless, which is quite a surprise for the Americans and Canadians. The European members say this is quite common, and around the Mediterranean, a larger proportion of the women are topless. Wow!

For my Canadian friend, Don, who had to leave the ride midway because of a fall: You had a quest to find European women with hairy legs and armpits, which we understood was a key reason for doing the ride. I am sorry to inform you that after surveying the beach, even this part of the world has progressed and these women don't appear to exist.