My friend Dave (DJN) and his family are moving here from Blackpool in the UK. This past week, I’ve had the pleasure of helping him drive most of their family possessions—along with some of his photography kit—out to their new house in the Bulgarian mountains.

It was an unforgettable driving experience and a proper road trip. Because of insurance rules and Dave’s expensive camera gear, we couldn’t leave the van unattended. That meant sleeping in the vehicle for a rather smelly, but absolutely fantastic, four days.

We traveled through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania, finally crossing into Bulgaria late Wednesday night and making our way to the house in Ganchovets.

The rest of the week has been all hands on deck: cleaning and organizing beds for Dave’s entire brood. It was quite a challenge trying to find a bed shop, let alone speaking the language well enough to organize the delivery of six beds and mattresses! But by Thursday afternoon, we had it pretty much sorted.

I’ve been itching to get out with my camera. I managed to sneak away for an hour today, but I completely understand why Dave is currently more focused on sorting out the house. However, on Sunday (my last full day), we are finally heading out to shoot. I’m hoping to capture a few more great frames from this trip up into the mountains.

Thanks for stopping by!

CSJ