The summers in Vidin are terribly hot and living in could have been a survival without the river.  When we were kids, a fortnight or a week at the Black sea was a luxury, so the river was where we were spending the rest of the summer. We grew up around the river and always wanted to have our own boats.  There were no boats  to rent by the time and if you father didn’t know the owner in person, there was nobody to give you a ride. The couple of boats docked along the shore were rarely afloat and a boat trip was a dream. The boats were zealously kept  by their owners who were constantly yelling at us not to board, not to jump, not to swim around their boats. We never listened and it was actually fun to do it all, especially when they were not within a distance to catch us. We used to bathe, jump from and have fun around these boats. Our boats were not purchased for business. Boats are expensive,  hard to clean and maintain. Each of us bought one to fulfill a dream and have fun. During the years we were boarding friends for a ride. Sometimes we were making trips for a birthday or just to get together. With all boats afloat it was a much bigger fun.  Regardless whether it was a simple boat ride, or a beach on the Island, all the people we took with us had fun. A friend suggested us to start offering river boat rides and this is how Happy Charter was born.