The countdown to the Black Sea is on: 558km remain until we get salt water. Then we must row ~130km south to Constanta, to hand over the boat to her new crew.

It’s noticeably less built up along the river bank with long, long stretches of tree lined banks. The river’s wide enough that much of the time feels like rowing on a loch.

Both of us are still in reasonable nick but the patented Danube 30 day weight loss plan is certainly proving effective!