Today we had soft cheese and bread for breakfast. After showering Stef and I went to meet Paul at the bar. Webegan another day of bird watching and later met up with Laszlo as he's been giving another primary school talk. We approached a very impressive crater type landscape, naturally made cliffs overlooking lakes and reeds and chunks of rock. Here we saw the beautiful bee eaters. They live in colonies in the cliff face. They are stunning birds with a multitude...

Today we ate a breakfast of frankfurters and salad and waited for laszlo realising we were supposed to meet him in the village. We hurried ourselves to the bar only to find that he was running late himself which was a relief. We drove a short distance to hills overlooking St. Pauls lakes. Today was about a raptor survey. We noticed quite alot of lesser spotted eagles over different territories including a nest that the mother was sitting on. Michael climbed a tre...

It was labour day today so everybody had the day off and we attended a big picnic in a park with a variety of entertainment planned. Some locals that recognised us from the playground project came and sat with us. They were very nice and spoke some English. After watching quite a few traditional and modern dance routines we made our way home, stopping for mineral water on the way back. This turned into a water fight which was most welcome in the 30 degree heat!! ...

Today we left to stay with a family in Moresti near the Vargyas gorge. Laszlo took us to meet each of the people we were staying with. Stef and I are staying on a farm. We met Choccy the dog, some pet pigeons and the chickens. Michael is staying with an doctor and his family and Simon with a lady that works for the council. We stayed at the doctors house for quite a while, listening to his vast music collection and drinking beer. His daughter was happy for us to ...

Today we took the train to Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. Said to be the inspiration for the character of Dracula in Bram Stokers novel. We saw Chris on the train, he was travelling on business. The 1.5 hour journey only cost £1.20. When we arrived, Chris kindly directed us to the centre. As we walked into town we were met by beautiful buildings and spires. We found a nice restaurant to eat at the pretty square. We had some fresh salads and potato ...