We left Burghausen at about 9am, after having first strolled around the, supposedly, longest castle in the world. We headed south, along the Inn river, in the direction of Salzburg. The cycle track had a good surface in part but then, increasingly, was comprised more of loose shingle. This really effects the speed. For the same effort that, say, maintains around 18mgh on the smooth tarmac, this drops to more like 11mph on the shingle. That makes a big difference...

Passsau to Burghausen The earliest train departure this morning was supposed to be at 0419hrs however a very long freight train rattled through at 0216hrs that really shook the building to the core. Not that Jackie noticed. From around 5am the station was quite busy with both trains, silly jingles and tannoy announcements. An enforced late start at the bike shop gave us the chance to look around the city of Passau. It’s an impressive place the centre of whic...

After an early morning (7am) walk along the shore of Lake Lipno. Decided to have breakfast in the town. But, as nothing opened until 11(!), we headed off on empty stomachs. Not a problem. But, before that, I noticed that Jackie’s back tyre was low so I decided to change the tube. Whilst I was doing this, she asked if there was anything she could do to help. I told her she could check the tyre pressures on my bike. The next minute she told me that she’d brok...