After waking up slightly later than planned again, we soon realised we had camped right next to a climbing area. A quick pack up and shop at Tesco meant we were well prepared on our way for a short day. Two issues have been niggling us on the road for a while: only having one spare tyre; and more importantly the vibration in Endeavour between 50 and 60 mph. Since we will soon be out of the EU we decided to sort these problems today.
A quick drive into Budapest and we found possibly the best Opel garage in the world. The gentleman that ran it spoke great English and had no problem giving us 4 tyres from the pile of used ones they had at the back of the garage. After trying to fix our spare wheel he then sourced a spare for us and we had the tyres swapped to this. Unfortunately no amount of his mechanics head scratching and arm folding managed to fix Endevour’s shaking problem. They concluded the gearbox was on its way out. Bravely we have decided to plow on and just drive carefully….!
We quickly found a campsite in the centre of Budapest and everyone had a well earned shower and another pasta and sauce dinner. There turned out to be a number of fellow travellers in the campsite, and we met a couple who have been on the road for nine months already! After dinner we headed into town to find out what Budapest had to offer. Soon after venturing towards the centre of town we found what is reported to be “The Best Bar in the World” (according to the Lonely Planet guide) and with cheap beer, live music and friendly punters we were inclined to agree. What followed was an awesome night and a painful hangover….
The Best Bar in the World is in Budapest!
