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 ...

We left Lienz after breakfast and headed for Slovenija – a new destination for us. Greg plotted his course on Tom Tom and told us he would need to reset it at Hopscotch. We discovered at the designated stopping time that he really meant Kotschach – close enough! Morning tea today was in Hermagor. We knew nothing about this town; it was just time for a coffee. We parked the bikes, found our bakery and could hear a loud speaker coming from the directi...

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...

Tuesday 11th June Livigno had been our home for that past two nights as the weather had not been very promising. We wanted to stay in this area to set us up to ride Passo dell Stelvio. Riding this pass had eluded us in 2011 as we were ready to ride it in April – only to discover that it was closed until June – too much snow before that. We were not 100% sure that it was open this time either. We had been told, about 10 days before, that a land-slip...

7 June to 11 June 2013 - After 3 nights in Varese, the bikes both having been serviced, it was time to hit the road again. Next destination – Andermatt, hopefully to ride some mountain passes. We had already been told by some other riders that Passo dell Stelvio or as it is known locally - Stilfserjoch Pass, was closed due to a landslide - we hoped it would be open again by the time we got there. The day was cold but fine. The views as we rode continued to...