The trip officially ended today. Our last major activity, climbing Mt Mussala, got rained out. However, everyone seemed to have an excellent day. Activities included hiking in the rain (an option only 5 of us decided to do), taking naps, getting massages, going for shorter walks, swimming in the pool etc.
So now I'm in Sofia, flying out tomorrow, and staying at the Hostel Mostel. Honestly I was regretting this decision earlier today - tired after 3 weeks of traveling, I just wanted to go into a vegetative state. However, the moment I walked thru the door into this little oasis off the street with lots of places to sit, internet access, a TV, books, and a pool table, I knew it was the right place to stay. I am definitely significantly increasing the average age of the guests here and I am not totally wild about sharing a room with 7 other people of both sexes (although that isn't any different than staying in an Appalachian Mt Club hut) but I've already chatted with 2 young men who are starting a journey back by rail to England (their chief concern was the whether beer is cheap in Bulgaria, which it is) and 2 young women from Holland just finishing their 9 day trip here. I was never one of those people who traveled around Europe with a backpack as a young woman so I'm happy to be reliving the youth I didn't have - a iftting end to this long adventure.
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