Tuesday to Reid Im Kriems.........lets try that again

Tuesday dawns and itis a beautiful blue sky day heading for the mid 20s

Passau looks fantastic from our 6thfloor breakfast room overlooking those parts of the town and rivers, congruence of 3 here dont you know. Overlooking might be a bit of a stretch when you consider the number of churches, cathedrals and castles etc towering over us.

Lashed out and had a boiled egg with by German bread and ham today.

So pack up and on we go. But first,  a small repair to marks gears, the lovely chap didnt even charge him. Such is the cameraderie of the cycling community.

Found the river Inn and headed south along its banks. Just glorious cycling conditions. And mostly flat, although we are heading upstream to salzberg, although with some inland diversions.

Arrived in Riechersburg for our coffee and cake, but oh no the bakery os closed until 2pm. Sitting there catching our breath the proprietor pops out to let us know that they are closed until 2 and would we like a cold towel to freshen up........ just joking she said in german and eventually english that we are sitting on private property and to move on. Fucking rude bitch.

Anyway, so on we move tothe most beautiful outlook over the river valley at the local monastery. Fuck you bakery nazi.....hmmm can Austrians be Nazis?  What does sound of music teach us..........

Branch away from the river now and head inland through mostly farmland on our cycle route which we later lose and ride the last few kms into town on the road.

Hotel Ried is a sight for sore eyes, oh and sore everyrhing and i shower and slump on the bed thankful that i hadnt chosen the fully catered and guided danube cruise. This cycling is som much more rewarding.

After a very brief rest, notneeded at all, but mark likes his afternoon naps, we headed out for a beer and dinner.

Short planning session for tomorrow as we dont jave very good maps and need to find the secret route between the alps rather than over them.

Oh, and did i mention, in the interest of full disclosure that i wasn't feeling 100% today ? No matter, soldier on without complaint. Thats what i say.