May 26
Headed for the mountains. 0ur goal was to ride the Transalpine highway. It has the reputation as one of the best motorcycle roads in the world. Top gear did a show on this road with some of their exotic cars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transalpina_(DN67C)

To get there, we had to go on Hwy 7a. It was interesting but I guess typical of backroads Romania.







The 7A


We will hit our goal road in the middle at Obarsia where 7a crosses 67c. Our plan was to stay at Obarsia, unpack our bike for the ride, go south, see the Transalpina then turn around and do it again going North.

We arrived to see a car parked at the intersection with a family from Poland. They were combining a vacation with her job where she was lecturing on European trade.


Meeting at the junction of 7A and 67C

Look a little closer.

DSC_4910 by Beverly Whipple, on Flickr
The sign says that the Transalpinia was going to be closed until June 5. The road looked fine to us so we proceeded in a predictable manner.

The road surface was excellent but they hadn’t cleaned it yet. The worst thing about biking is sharp turns with mud and wet pine needles.
The road peak is 2300 meters. We went to 2100 meters or 6900ft. The scenery was exceptional. See the pictures.















We went back to the junction and decided not to continue. It was raining and tomorrow was going to be sunny. Better to ride this kind of road in the sunshine.

Stayed at a lodge. We were the only guests. No internet. We had to read and talk to each other.