29th/ 30th June 150km Campsite is about 5km from centre of Salzburg. We arrived at 4pm and spent the afternoon planning our sightseeing for the next day. As the weather has been cooler, we are leaving Drum behind to guard the van. Got our first real use of the bikes and cycled the 5km into Salzburg. The cycle path followed a stream & then the river, right into the centre of the old town. Famous as Mozart's birthplace, the film location for 'Sound of Musi...

27th / 28th June291km Amazing thunderstorm in the night, went on for hours, the sky constantly alight with lightening, then the rain started and it didn't stop. Nothing worse than trying to pack up the van in the rain with 2 people & a dog inside. Said fair well to our Russian & Australian neighbours and headed out of Italy towards Austria. Took the motorway as the rain but the final nail in the coffin of the prospect of going over the mountains….Sar...