Happy Birthday Maples – she turned 13 today!!!!! And going strong though a lot slower. No doubt she is being spoilt by Joannie and Simon. Today was the last day of Phase 8 – that being the end of the 17 day Austrian bike ride from Innsbruck to Salzburg. We now have four days back … More Monday 31st July – St Gilgen to Salzburg

Well, we have started our return journey to Salzburg which will take us two days. Our first leg will be from Obertraun to St Gilgen. This leg will involve a train, bus and ferry or if we feel motivated will replace the bus with a bike ride of about 20k. Putting the bikes on this … More Sunday July 30th – Obertraun to St Gilgen

Full on toeurist day today courtesy of the excellent weather we awoke to. This is the view from our balcony. The hotel we are staying in for two nights is extremely poor value but it trades on its location and the fact that all the rooms have balconies facing the lake. Anyway, we are only … More Saturday 29th July – Daschstein and Hallstatt

Just finishing off from last night as we were treated to a bit of a local Austrian dancing from a group of adults and children who performed in the town square directly next to our hotel. The fellows dress of lederhausn was great and they did the knee, bum and feet slapping routine very skillfully. … More Friday 28th July 2017 – St Wolfgang to Obertraun

Thursday 27th July 2017 – St Wolfgangsee Much better weather today. No rain( yippee) but overcast. Quiet Day for Di as she hung around Wolfgangsee which is a delightful little town. Fraser decided he would head for the hills and go on a hike. My Objective was to head up to 1300m from the lake … More Thursday 27th July – Hike in the hills

As predicted, rain, rain and even more rain!!!!!!! Blimin heck it was wet today. We only had to ride 5 k this morning to get from the hotel into the bus station in Salzburg. It was pretty solid rain all the way. The plan originally was for Fraser to cycle up to St Wolfgang from … More Wednesday 26th July – Salzburg to St Wolfgang, Salzkammergut

The weather forecast for today wasn’t the best and we had been hoping to head up to Berchtesgaden to the Eagles Nest. When last in the area back in 1991, we were unable to head up there due to be it being February and the road up there is closed during the winter months. We … More Tuesday 25th July – Hallein to Salzburg

Very busy day today being Tommy the Tourists. As predicted, when we awoke it was absolutely pissing down with the fluidy stuff and had been most of the night. Our original plans to go to Berchtesgaden were scrapped as the main purpose for going up there is the view. So Plan B went into action. … More Monday 24th July – Hallein and Salzburg

According to the weather last night we should have been biking through drizzling rain all day but luckily for us they got it wrong. At midnight last night we were awoken by a booming thunderstorm and lots of rain but it had cleared itself by the morning. – phew!!! So, it was a very big … More Sunday 23rd July – St Johann to Hallein

Forgot to add in yesterday that on our return to Zell am See we leapt on our bikes and blasted around the lake which is quite small at only 11km. It is very pretty and like a lot of these lakes deep and clear and of course cool. Fras once again, braved the elements and … More Saturday 22nd July – Zell am See to St Johann