Life's a Stitch

Sept 5th Inzell to Linz 63k (38 miles)

It was a bad night with elbow pain from an overextended arm, which reinforced the need for further bike adjustments.

The pension included a typical Austrian breakfast buffet with eggs, ham, salami, cheeses, breads, jams, cereal, yogurt, muesli, coffee and juice. I quickly learned that decaf isn’t a thing here and was glad to be carrying along a jar of instant.

The first 2/3 of the ride was along a quiet paved path.

We passed another beautiful campground along the Danube the sites by the river on manicured lawns.  There were sites for campers or you could rent a camping barrel to sleep in. When we camp at home, we’ve met many German and Austrian families who fly over and rent RV’s. We’re wondering if they are disappointed with Canadian camping standards compared to what they are used to at home.

We entered the flat area along the Danube with a very strong headwind, which slows us down and takes more energy.

We then headed into the urban area of Linz where the bike trail was barely separated from a busy highway for awhile, but then turned into a city park path almost all the way to our hotel. There was a music festival in town so rooms rates were high. This was the most expensive room of the bike trip at a hotel chain called “Harry’s Home.”

A grocery store next to the hotel was a good choice for dinner in the room. We had lox on bread, peaches, dark chocolate, wine and Diet Coke. 

We decided to book our accommodation ahead as leaving it to chance was nerve wracking. The rest of the evening was spent on researching and reserving places to stay.