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A great relaxing rest day. We had a lovely campsite with good facilities- for some strange french reason that did not include toilet seats! However it is Sunday and France so the kitchens are closed. We get lucky, we have seen a sign so stroll 2 kms down the road to the golf club- and…

I have finally arrived at a place with Wi-Fi where I can catch up with this blog! Days 28-31 finished and I have a rest day. Day 28 started badly. My phone could get no signal for data which meant that I could get no map data up and if I used a paper map…

Day 27 fell a day late! After day 26 I was under the weather with sore throat and some form of lurgy but was hoping to push through. When the proposed day 27 arrived Passepartout had also succumbed to the lurgy. We were forced to cash in a rest day ( that’s what the spare…

Slept really badly last night- I have a terrible sore throat and feel really rough. Luckily weather is good today again as I have another 100km day. I decide that I am going to take it really slowly and make the distance as easily as I can. The day starts with the traditional birdsong from…

Quite an uneventful day today. It was advertised as a ‘mainly flat’ day. So more rolling hills to start.🙄 I go up, down, around but mostly up. I have to confess to not being happy with the status quo. I hit another drag up and I can see a family of four in front of…

Rest day over and all rejuvenated! Regensburg is a lovely place and I have enjoyed strolling around in the sun. My hotel had a gym too so I took advantage of the opportunity to work my other muscles! I am not sure that was a good idea. well equipped gym but I didn’t feel I…

After a day cycling into a breezy wind I am very tired. But timing is everything and we are scheduled a short section today- just 46kms. So we get up late, have a leisurely cuppa in the sun then make our way to the start point. It is plain sailing today. The ‘light breeze’ is…

Leaving Passau was in a manner that has now become familiar in cities – 20 minutes to do less than 4 kms through traffic and lights. Then finally the open road. Some good sights, including this small traditional ferry across the river- taking this vintage car. Just after this I stop for drink and an…

So back into Linz to start the trip and get under way. No one factored in the massive building project going on that involves building a new bridge and a series of tunnels- on our way back into town. A hour of traffic queue later I get to set off. Another day cycling through fabulous…

It is a beautiful Sunday morning in Austria. The sun is shining and it’s glorious. I watch an older gentleman on the campsite as he settles down to drink his coffee in the cafe and work his way through the paper. I am envious. As I load my bike up for the start, I realise…