Beyond nature - Veleka River Mouth

What would you say if I show you this picture:

And what would you say about this one:

Or this one:

Of course, for people in the Southern Hemisphere, where summer is yet to come, or for countries where there is no winter, these pictures mean nothing. But for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere who are getting a taste of the long and cold winter ahead, these pictures mean a lot.

And personally, I think that I am only now realizing the meaning of what I told you some time ago - that it is better to do the summer posts outside the summer. Then they mean more, don't they? Therefore, in the coming weeks I intend to show you a lot of things and places photographed on the sea. What do you think? 😊

And today, the place I want to show you and take you to is this: Veleka River Mouth Protected Area, as written on this welcome-prohibition sign.
Or the place where the Veleka River flows into the Black Sea.

Yes, the way this place welcomes its guests is quite strange - it's kind of like a barricade here. Maybe to stop cars from entering. And maybe it needs it. As well as it needs the prohibitions with which it welcomes. Because for there to be these bans, it means people used to do just that here - make fires, camp, drive in, and leave their trash... Nothing unusual for Bulgarians, also for many of the foreigners who like to visit or even live in this country.

Fortunately, though, there seem to be people here even in the off-season. I mean not only tourists. But people who could take care of the place.

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I mean, there are cafes here.

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This was an interesting sight because these pictures were taken at the end of May. And Bulgaria, although slightly warmer than Romania, which has access to the same sea, is still not suitable for swimming at this time of the year.

But there was no lack of people here. Even then.
Tourists, locals and foreigners. Any kind...

And I think I already have an explanation for that.

I'm not sure that ever before, when I came across such a place, I realized its essence and significance. The way I realize it now. After I've been here once. Right here. At this mouth.

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What do I mean?

I mean this:

The place where the river flows into the sea here is particularly special. I don't know if it's like that everywhere else. Wherever a river flows into the sea.

But here it seems even the people who visit this place are aware of it. It is obvious. It is felt. It can be seen.

I know there are people who come here every year. Regardless of whether they are Bulgarians or foreigners.

This place attracts certain people who come here as a pilgrimage. This is my understanding of things. Because I too seemed to be here on a pilgrimage.
I came to see the mouth of the river. Walking past people who were too much like for this time of year.

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I even passed people who had stripped naked and were walking on the beach without any shame.
First, this is not a nudist beach.
Second, it wasn't even nudism, it was exhibitionism from their part.
And third, I couldn't help but photograph them. (Don't worry, pictures are censored.)
And no, I'm not ashamed of my deed. As I've said before about my photos - they (the people in the photos) should be ashamed, not me.

But I can assume that it's just the place that works that way. It creates a special feeling that attracts so many people here.

Including me.

No, I'm not some hippie who likes to camp or sleep in a tent or doesn't mind not having good sanitation, water for bathing, etc. (Yes, that's all forbidden here, but its visitors seem to fall for it.)

But this place is definitely for appreciation

And I will stop here with its description, because there are things that go beyond purely natural descriptions. And this is one such place. Its essence and meaning go beyond.

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Copyright: @soulsdetour

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	Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.