By William Coleman
So as you may be aware there was a little bit of a hold up at the Turkish border for the #Bristanbul tour last night. We had planned to arrive at our destination in Bulgaria for around 8pm local time and have a nice dinner on site. Well that plan did not quote come to fruition.
So after what was a bit of a nightmare, and a 4.5 hour post border drive, we arrived at Camp Veliko Tarannovo at around 4:10am local time, 2:10am in the UK. The site was bought as land and then developed into a site by husband and wife team Nick and Nikki Kinson who are from Wales in the UK.
Nick was amazingly helpful from start to finish and fully understood our border troubles. When we called him to explain what time we’d be there he later said that he had, in his mind, added a couple more hours to that times.
Due to their knowledge of what can go on at the border Nick and Nikki made sure we had everything we needed for our late/early morning arrival. There were details instructions of where we could pitch, what additional accommodation they have provided and where the facilities are. This came as god send after what was a hellacious time at the border.
When I woke up at the site I stepped outside into blistering sunshine and a very welcome wave of heat. Something that was very much needed to lift my spirits.
The onsite facilities are spotless and by far the absolute best so far on the trip. Each shower cubicle was a very good size, a shower curtain far back enough to shield your towel and not touch you while showering. Nothing worse that being swarmed by a wet cold shower curtain. The showers were very warm, a nice change from the last few days. When the sun it out you just take full advantage of their pool.
The site is not very large, I’d say enough pitches for maybe 30 touring vehicles. Located in the middle of the Bulgarian countryside means that the views are top notch.
The site is operated by Nick and Nikki who run everything from the front office to the kitchen. They visited in Bulgaria for their honeymoon and fell in love with the country. They couple noticed there were not many, if any, camping sites so they took their new found love for the country and decided to buy land and build a site. And what a site they have built.
From start to finish our stay way brilliant. Great facilities, great weather, great hosts, real coffee and a English breakfast, but not before a couple of trays of cheese and meats with local bread and donuts.
This couple have made their own little slice of paradise and are more that happy to share it with the rest of the world.
