Wild Nature In Balchik

Of the countless kinds of walks, there can be, the most enjoyable are those during the holidays.

As walking is a relaxation and a holiday is an even greater relaxation, it means that walking on holiday is a double relaxation!

This walk to the seaside helps me to add another episode to my series called Balchik, a series about my most recent visit to Balchik, the Black Sea resort so dear to me, my friends, and my family.

I must say again that I go to the sea not to sunbathe on the beach, no. I go mainly for as many walks as possible.

This time it is a walk to the edge of the resort, where there is a path following the seashore and reaching a neighboring resort called Albena.

Albena can be seen in the distance. There are only about 5 km to go, but nobody wants to go that far. As soon as we passed the last hotel we got close to the rich nature of Balchik. Another reason why I like this place so much.

The local climate is almost Mediterranean, which is remarkable, considering how far from the Mediterranean this place is.

The climate, but also the nature is characterized by abundance, differs from Romania, from my home.

The ladies I came on this trip with, my walking companions, were happiest at the opportunity to make bouquets from the spectacular dry grass...

But also the opportunity to rest on the bench and watch the sea and some of its lives.

This long promenade that connects these two resorts, Balchik and Albena is a perfect place to walk because it offers everyone what they want. The commercial part, with hotels, restaurants, cafes, and a wild part, for those in love with nature and solitude...

The closer we get to Albena, the further Balchik is. You can barely see it.

Being so far away from the hotel that for a few days became our home can also be slightly uncomfortable but we were not alone on this walk. Quite a few have discovered and loved this place and this way of relaxing.

For this promenade to exist, the sea had to be slightly ingrained and this was done with a stone pier, the famous white stone of the place. The stone has also become a support for various anonymous modes of expression.

Someone unhappy about the war in Ukraine...

... or someone else who probably saw the ideal color of the sea and wanted to immortalize it there.

After all, there's a return for every round trip.

We had to turn back towards Balchik before reaching Albena. In fact, there wasn't even a purpose in getting to Albena. It was just a reason to walk in the natural part, without any constructions, and without too many people.

For the solitary, it is an ideal place to walk, a place like this you hardly find in the tourist resorts by the sea.

Once we arrived at the first hotel, the first for us now but it is the last, when we leave the resort, we actually left the wilderness and nature.

Next comes the Castle of Queen Mary of Romania, the main attraction in Balchik.

And then the walk takes us back to the hotel for a well-deserved rest after a full day.

Full of joys and surprises.

The joy of the holiday and the sadness of its end.

_{Also written belatedly for #WednesdayWalk by @tattoodjay!}

End of the 8th episode.

Balchik Series
Below are all the episodes:

• _{Feeling The Sea}
• _{My Friend, The Cat}
• _{Sea, Sun, Cats, and Souvenirs}
• _{People and Cacti, Botanical Garden in Balchik}
• _Summer
• _{Feeling The Sea (Two) - Balchik (Episode Six)}
• _{Balchik Lavender}

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