Motorcycle Tour - First Major Breakdown in Bulgaria Ep. 21
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00:48Assalam-o-Alaikum and good morning everyone.
00:50I just woke up.
00:52The rain woke me up.
00:54It's around 6 in the morning.
00:56I think.
00:58That's why I was thinking
01:00to pack my small things first.
01:02Because later if there is something wet
01:04then it will be a problem to pack it.
01:06The weather was good at night.
01:08But when it's time to get up
01:10and start packing
01:12the time you need
01:14is when the weather is good.
01:16You have to take out all your things
01:18on the side.
01:20If there is more space, it's easy.
01:22That's why I am trying to
01:24pack all my things in the tent.
01:26After that,
01:28if the weather is good,
01:30I will cook here.
01:32Or I will go to a cafe and have coffee.
01:34The best thing is
01:36to pack everything carefully.
01:38It will be fun.
01:40Let me show you
01:42the weather outside.
01:44First of all, I want to tell you
01:46and show you
01:48that I have the proof.
01:50Around 11.30 or 12.45 at night
01:52I took pictures
01:54of the star trails
01:56and then I slept.
01:58I slept for half an hour.
02:00Then this dog came
02:02sitting outside.
02:04He kept barking
02:06all night long.
02:08He kept barking here.
02:10Sometimes here, sometimes there.
02:12Then he came
02:14and laid down in front of my tent.
02:16He slept here.
02:18If someone barked from a distance,
02:20he would start barking.
02:22I didn't say anything to him at night.
02:24I told him that I have come to his territory.
02:26He is here every day.
02:28But he didn't have mercy on me.
02:30Let me show you.
02:32He is sitting right in front of my tent
02:34where I have to leave.
02:36I have to wake him up
02:38and tell him to get up.
02:40You made my life hell all night.
02:42Now let me do my work
02:44and you do yours.
02:50Look at him.
02:52He didn't let me sleep all night.
02:54Look how he is sleeping.
03:02There are clouds on one side
03:04and on the other side,
03:06it is completely empty.
03:08It is raining.
03:10I am thinking to make my breakfast
03:12and then pack my tent.
03:14Or I am thinking
03:16to pack all my stuff and leave.
03:18But let's wait.
03:20We will leave after breakfast.
03:22I have done camping
03:24so I can leave easily.
03:26Let me check how to wake him up.
03:28He is still sleeping.
03:30You didn't let me sleep all night.
03:32Get up.
03:34I swear
03:36he is not getting up.
03:38I am scared
03:40if I wake him up.
03:42He is fond of
03:44waking me up.
03:46He might bite me.
03:48I am in his territory.
03:50Let me check.
04:00Get up.
04:02Get out of here.
04:04You didn't let me sleep all night.
04:06Get out.
04:12Thank God.
04:14Let's sit here and make our breakfast
04:16and pack our stuff
04:18as much as we can
04:20and leave.
04:22Camping
04:24Camping
04:26Camping
04:28Camping
04:30It was a good place for camping.
04:32There is a water source nearby.
04:34This is a monastery.
04:36Many visitors come here.
04:38Maybe that's why they have made
04:40a water source here.
04:42You can check the view from behind.
04:44Let me put my Buddha aside.
04:48It has started raining heavily.
04:50I think I should
04:52speed up my work.
04:54I am very tired.
04:56I camp for 1 to 1.5 hours.
04:58I get up early
05:00and pack my stuff.
05:02But we have
05:04covered Rangeeli
05:06so that she doesn't get sick.
05:08You can check.
05:10It has started raining.
05:18It has stopped raining for a while.
05:20Let's make our breakfast
05:22before it starts again.
05:24Once the breakfast is ready,
05:26it will be easier to pack our stuff.
05:40It has stopped raining for a while.
05:42It has stopped raining for a while.
06:10It has stopped raining for a while.
06:12Finally the bike is ready.
06:14I have packed my stuff.
06:16It has stopped raining for a while.
06:18As you can see, it is still sunny.
06:20I have used this time
06:22to pack my stuff.
06:24It was a little difficult to pack
06:26as my stuff was in the way.
06:28But I have packed it well.
06:30Today's plan is that
06:32I am in Perin National Park
06:34in a village called Milvik.
06:36There are some beautiful pyramids
06:38that you must have seen in drone shots.
06:40I hope you liked them.
06:42Today's plan is to stay in Bulgaria.
06:44I was planning to enter Greece
06:46as I can enter Greece from here.
06:48But I loved Bulgaria so much.
06:50I was supposed to come to Perin National Park yesterday.
06:52But I met Mevo
06:54and explored Rila National Park with him.
06:56So today I am going to explore this national park.
06:58The total distance today will be
07:00around 200 km.
07:02But I will tell you at the end of the vlog
07:04how many km we covered and
07:06that there are a lot of Muslim villages here.
07:08And there are people living here
07:10as old Ottomans.
07:12And they write in the same script
07:14that the Ottomans used to write.
07:16So I will try to explore
07:18some of the villages today.
07:20I might be able to talk to some locals.
07:22So let's start the ride
07:24and I will keep you informed.
07:36Bismillah... In the name of Allah
07:38Bismillah... In the name of Allah
07:42Bismillah... In the name of Allah
07:44Bismillah... In the name of Allah
07:46Bismillah... In the name of Allah
07:48May Allah make this a safe day for us.
07:52You can see that
07:54we have covered 8,085 km on our bike.
07:56When we left our home,
08:00I think his father is inside.
08:02I think his father is inside.
08:04Let's say bye bye to him.
08:08When we left our home for this trip,
08:10it was 3200 km.
08:12How many km have we covered today?
08:144800...
08:164900 km
08:18we have covered almost.
08:24I think...
08:26We took the wrong route
08:28as soon as we left.
08:30But let's see...
08:32I guess
08:34he is taking me
08:36the wrong way.
08:38He is taking the right route
08:40but I am going the wrong way.
08:42We are going off-road.
08:44So we will take a little off-road.
08:46It's possible that there will be more off-road ahead.
08:48But we are going now.
08:50You can see the pyramids there.
08:52Hopefully you can see them.
08:54I can see them.
08:56There are a lot of them in this area.
08:58So I thought
09:00I will show you some of them.
09:02Let's see if the road is safe.
09:04And if the road gets damaged,
09:06we will come back.
09:10There are a lot of
09:12beautiful rock shapes here.
09:16Check it out.
09:20I can see some ahead.
09:22Let's keep going.
09:28Let's keep going.
09:40There is a road ahead.
09:42And the road is in a very bad condition.
09:44I am thinking
09:46if I ask someone
09:48if this is asphalt or a road.
09:50I don't want to get into trouble.
09:52I don't want to end up on the same road.
09:58Let's keep going.
10:08It will take a lot of time.
10:14Let's see if it gets better in the future.
10:20Now the off-road has started.
10:24There was only one broken part of the road.
10:28I hope it doesn't get too tough.
10:30I can handle big problems.
10:32But the thing is
10:34this road is going towards the village.
10:36It's not the main road.
10:38But there are a lot of people here.
10:40It's not the main road.
10:42But there are a lot of people here.
10:56This park is very beautiful.
10:58It's going from inside.
11:00I want to give it a try.
11:06Bismillah... In the name of Allah
11:08I hope I can have a good time here.
11:10They are going by car.
11:12If they can go by car,
11:14then we can go by bike.
11:16But the loose stones on the bike...
11:18Oh my...
11:20They just throw the bike
11:22from one place to another.
11:38Where are we now?
11:54Hopefully it won't be a bad road.
11:56There is no problem so far.
11:58There are villages in the middle.
12:00There are villages in the middle.
12:06When we reach the main road,
12:08we will go towards the Muslim villages.
12:12I will tell you about their Muslim history.
12:14I will tell you about their Muslim history.
12:26There are good places for camping here.
12:28But I don't know if it's private.
12:30I think the people here are very nice.
12:32They won't mind if you ask them
12:34if you want to camp here.
12:40He has brought me to such a nice place.
12:48Let's move ahead.
12:50I think we will spend the whole day here.
12:52I think we will spend the whole day here.
12:54In this 15 km section.
12:58Let's go.
13:22There is a small waterfall ahead.
13:28There is a guest house here.
13:32But we are not hungry yet.
13:36We will go to a village ahead.
13:38We just had our breakfast.
13:46I think there is going to be
13:48a brutal off road ahead.
13:50a brutal off road ahead.
13:54The villagers must be coming and going from here.
13:56That's why it was okay.
13:58They won't let us die today.
14:14I am thinking of asking someone
14:16about the road ahead.
14:18about the road ahead.
14:22We have to cross this drain.
14:24It's not that small.
14:26It's made of stone.
14:32Rangeeli is standing there
14:34waiting for us.
14:36I think there is a leak inside.
14:50Let's check it out.
14:54Let's check it out.
15:04Is the road also this way?
15:10I want to ask how is the road this direction?
15:12I want to ask how is the road this direction?
15:20I actually want to go to Pirin.
15:22I actually want to go to Pirin.
15:30Pirin village.
15:38Here.
15:42Here.
15:44Here is Pirin.
15:46The road is bad or asphalt?
15:48The road is bad or asphalt?
15:50Like this?
15:52Is it good this direction?
15:54Is it good this direction?
16:00In the name of Allah,
16:02let's turn back.
16:04If they allow us to go ahead.
16:06If they allow us to go ahead.
16:08I am not sure about the road situation.
16:13Let's trust the Bulgarians.
16:15Let's trust the Bulgarians.
16:17Let's see what they have to say.
16:20Thank you very much.
16:33Let's see.
16:35I am a little scared.
16:38I don't want to go on a difficult off road.
16:42Light off road is okay.
16:47In the name of Allah,
16:49How do I do this now?
16:51God help me.
16:54How do I do this?
16:56It's too high from here.
16:58I have to do it from there.
17:07It's too high from here.
17:15I hope I didn't drop anything.
17:18That was a tough one.
17:20The shock at the back
17:22also hit me hard.
17:25Now that we have left,
17:27let's go up.
17:29Let's see.
17:38Oh God!
17:40These are just pits.
17:53Hopefully it won't be too long.
18:07Let's go.
18:31I dropped my bike.
18:33You can see it behind me.
18:35I just saw it from the front.
18:37It's a 200-300 meter patch.
18:41If I can do that,
18:43I don't need to go back for 1.5 hours.
18:45The road in front of me was much better.
18:48Maybe it's just a deception
18:50that the part ahead is 15 km.
18:53But I will try to do this 200-300 meter.
18:57It's a little difficult.
18:59Hopefully I can do it without dropping anything.
19:02First I need to pick up my stuff
19:04and then I can pick it up.
19:06The bike on the other side
19:08is in a bad condition.
19:10So I am going to bring it here
19:12and then put my stuff on it.
19:16Let's pick it up now.
19:32Let's go.
19:46It's very easy if you don't have your stuff on the bike.
19:51I just put it back.
19:54If I had my stuff on it,
19:56I would never have been able to put it back.
19:58It was very difficult.
20:00I need to put my stuff on it
20:02because it's a 200-300 meter patch.
20:04It's a little difficult to take my stuff with me.
20:07And if I drop it,
20:09I will have to pick it up and drop it to the road.
20:30Let's go.
20:46Second time.
20:48I think there's a guy coming from behind.
20:50Let's take his help.
20:52I was on the wrong side.
21:00Let's go.
21:24I might have to go there.
21:30There.
21:42Almost there.
21:51Mamma mia.
21:55One small video.
21:57I had a problem with my bike.
21:59It doesn't start.
22:01There was an issue with the starter.
22:03I don't know what happened.
22:05I maybe pushed it too far.
22:07These people came out of nowhere
22:09and they helped me.
22:11Thank you so much guys.
22:13Without their help,
22:15I might not have made it.
22:17They do speak English and German as well.
22:19Are you going this way?
22:21Or that way?
22:23This way.
22:25If you find me somewhere,
22:27I hope I will make it down to this village.
22:30But I am now a little bit more confident
22:33that we are going this way.
22:35Thank you so much guys.
22:37Good luck.
22:40It's been almost 2 hours now.
22:42And I had an issue with my bike.
22:44It didn't start.
22:46The off road section here was very hard.
22:48I have to admit that
22:50my skills are not that good.
22:53Especially when I put a lot of luggage on it.
22:55That's a problem.
22:57And the bike was not starting.
22:59Fortunately these people came
23:01and helped me.
23:03We put it in 2nd gear
23:05and let it go down the slope.
23:07And the bike started.
23:09Now I will leave it here
23:11and take this road down
23:13where the asphalt starts.
23:15I don't want to get into any more trouble.
23:17These people will come from this side.
23:19And if something happens,
23:21I will put my luggage in their jeep
23:23and then go down
23:25to the BMW guys.
23:27And we will see what the issue is.
23:29The nearest BMW is in Sofia I think.
23:31Or in Thessaloniki as well.
23:33Let's see where we can go.
23:53So you can see that
23:55we have finally reached the asphalt section.
23:57The last 15 km was very hard
23:59for me as well as for the bike.
24:01I didn't pack my luggage
24:03as I was in a hurry.
24:05But I am thinking
24:07to go to a place near the highway
24:09and get a hotel.
24:11This is the advantage of the highway
24:13that you don't have to worry
24:15about getting a hotel.
24:17You don't have to worry about
24:19getting a hotel.
24:21The advantage of the highway
24:23is that you can cross the border
24:25from there to Greece.
24:27Because we are riding right next to the border.
24:29And if I have to go to Sofia,
24:31it will be easy for me.
24:33I can find a BMW dealer
24:35in any of the two countries.
24:39And my roadside assistance
24:41is an insurance
24:43that if your bike
24:45or car
24:47gets damaged
24:49in any of the two countries,
24:51they take it to the next dealer.
24:57So I have taken that insurance.
24:59And if I need it,
25:01I will use it tomorrow.
25:50Finally, I have reached the hotel.
25:52And I don't know when my GoPro
25:54stopped working.
25:56Because it was raining heavily.
25:58And I didn't have the courage
26:00to stop on the way and change the batteries.
26:02This is my room.
26:04It's a good room.
26:06It's quite cheap.
26:08I don't remember how much it was.
26:10I think it was around 15-20 Euros.
26:12Now I am hungry.
26:14There is a restaurant below this hotel.
26:16Let's go there and eat.
26:19Let's go.
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