We have commented several times during this trip about the wet, cold weather – no more. Summer has arrived with a vengeance! After leaving Eisenerz – or Greg's version – eyes an’ ears, we headed for Vienna. This city has been on our 'to visit’ list for many years. We decided to stay for 3 nights to give us 2 full days to explore. Luckily, we arrived at lunchtime on Tuesday so we really had 2 ½ days to explore – and we nee...

Leaving Bled about 8:30 we headed out of town, content for now with our visit to Slovenia. As the hotel did not provide breakfast we stopped about an hour up the road at a town called Klagenfurt. A delicious breakfast of bacon and eggs - just like Sunday breakfast at the Outpost in Canungra but only 2 bikes - ours! After a stroll around the town square we were off again. We picked a small town called Eisenerz to stay in on our way to Vienna because the roads ...

The decision to stay in Oetz (where Greg tells us 'the men get theirs!') was made to set us up in close proximity for our ride over several other passes in the area. Oetz was another of Greg’s great finds as far as places to stay go. Our hotel was a traditional Austrian building and looked like a castle fit for a king. Our room was spacious and romantic – according to the owner. The wood paneling and arches in the room certainly gave it a warm, roman...