Weather started out beautiful again, and Phil and I were off early. In the beginning we followed the Vils bike route, which was still very good, and then went cross-country more. Of course, rising out of a river valley we had to climb a hill, and another one later out of the Isen valley. At … Read more
Due to the time change I had no difficulties being at breakfast early. Beautiful sunny day right from the start, so I was in T-shirt and rolled up trouser legs all day. My cycling trousers with the zippable legs have a hole in the bum and are generally totally worn out, so I left them … Read more
Very foggy along the Danube this morning, but as a cyclist that is not a problem, as long as you do not have to share the road with cars and lorries – actually very halloweeny. Found my ferry for the day, that was still operational. Got to Vilshofen for my first break and followed the … Read more
What a lot of climbing first thing in the morning, but somehow after three months of cycling I just took it in my stride. Actually, it was sunny and warm up on top (in the Mühlviertel), so I was in shorts fairly quickly – when I descended back into the Danube valley it was cooler … Read more
I spent the morning looking around Linz, taking in the castle, especially. With the fog it was very atmospheric. There was still fog when I started cycling, but it was slowly lifting. According to my information booklet on the Danube cycle path no ferries should be operational anymore, so I carefully chose the route to … Read more
A bit drizzly this morning, so I started the day with a visit to the impressive Schloss Greinburg. I like the name, apparently due to it being the first castle in the German-speaking world that was also a palace. The path along the Danube was as interesting and diverse as expected. I learnt, that the … Read more
The weather was really nice again today, even cycled in shorts for a bit. Had my first stop in Pöchlarn, at exactly 10:00 when the Oskar Kokoschka museum opened. Another famous painter from the Danube. I had not realised how long he lived, I have to admit. The next museum was in Ybbs, after all … Read more
Okay, I think it is time I headed home… I broke my favourite headphones by not packing them carefully enough (I have back-up, but I do not like them as much), and I deleted all the pictures off my phone today. Again, I have been making a back-up every day, but still, how stupid of … Read more
Today I seemed to do everything right: I did not get up too early, so during the first km the autumnal fog was burnt off by the sun, very atmospheric! I cycled on the left side of the Danube, which meant I went through vineyards again (I now know that the leaves of Grüner Veltliner … Read more
Started quite early to avoid the rain, at least I managed to remain dry for about one hour. The rain today was not soooo bad, it was flat along the Danube, and it was not torrential. I suppose it did mean, though, that I did not get particularly good views, but as there were not … Read more