It started out cloudy and cool and we hopped for a break in the hot weather. Ybbs was 25k out and we were shooting for a coffee break there. There was a great bakery and we ended up spending a while there. There is a lot of tour boats on the Danube in this area. The only thing we can figure out is there are a lot of castles and vineyards. We had a similar experience on the Rhein where all the castles were. The Benedictine Abbey in Melk is huge and really worth s...

It's always a chance in a park on a weekend. The neighbors on both sides partied until 2:30. The wind/thunder storm slowed them down not at all.

Our first day in Austria was in a Gorge following the Danube from Passau to Weidet. We stayed on the north shore and had to take to ferries because the trail stopped. These ferries are specifically for bicycles. About 10k before Weidet we popped out of the gorge into farm land. Our campground is mainly for the swimming lakes near by. There is golfing, swimming and a lot of biking in this area. It was not crowded when we pulled in which surprised us because of th...

Leaving our farm house and riding down farm roads early in the morning. We both commented on how wonderful it was. We continue to have good luck with our route. A couple of towns put us outon busy roads but it was for a short distance. Camp, unfortunately was up a hill and our city bikes were not geared for that. We walked up! It was worth it. Our first free internet and a quiet campground. The campground is in a town called Irring. We rode into Passau the foll...