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At last this morning we found a great breakfast awaiting us. Our hosts, the extended family of Petre surpassed our humble expectations by heaping a table with the following goods; cornflakes and muesli, boiled egg, luncheon meat, salami, tomato platter, croissants, chocolate shreedies, biscuits and best of all a teapot of excellent strong coffee. Now that Ive wet your appetites dont rush to the fridge.

Romania Travelogue - Wednesday 9th June

Mike Krupel
2006-06-28 20:01:38

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At last this morning we found a great breakfast awaiting us. Our hosts, the extended family of Petre surpassed our humble expectations by heaping a table with the following goods; cornflakes and muesli, boiled egg, luncheon meat, salami, tomato platter, croissants, chocolate shreedies, biscuits and best of all a teapot of excellent strong coffee. Now that Ive wet your appetites dont rush to the fridge.

We decided to spend the last four days of our holiday at a guesthouse in Crisan. Its useless denying that my original intent was to save money however I realised that there is much more to be gained when living with a family. Without knowing spending time with a family immerses you in the culture of the place especially when their way of life is different from what were used to.

For the day we planned to visit the southern part of the middle arm of the delta around Crisan with Petres guidance and boat. The habitat of the Danube reminded us of Tortuguero (Costa Rica), except for the rain which was non-existent here. When pressed for a habitat description my mates impression was "wet" and "full of little beady birdy eyes".

The Danube wildlife is characterised by birds, which can be found in large quantities. The most common bird on the verge of the irritable is the hooded crow which likes to mimic the position of all the other birds in the Danube just to attract your interest. The second commonest bird is the tern which is nesting here. This was our first real opportunity to observe these beautiful birds and I will honour them with the Bird of the day award. I imagine them to be a cross between a swift and a gull, small, agile and with excellent command of their flight. The largest flock of birds was undoubtedly an enormous flock of White Pelicans. The more solitary Dalmatian Pelican can also be seen occasionally. The Danube is an excellent showcase for the Roller which is probably the brightest coloured of European birds. Their ...