Day 11: Straubing, Germany to Ascach, Austria

Photos: The German Austrian border (no sign again, very annoying); Our river crossing (we tried to bribe him to take us down river instead of just across it, but he had spent the past 20 years driving his boat from one side of the river to the other, and the thought of going somewhere else clearly shocked and appalled him)






A splendid morning, our best start ever, we were in Passau and fixing bikes and doing blogs by 11.30 am. Unfortuntately, the bike took ages to fix so we didnt get away till 4.30 with another 50 miles to Linz. And it had started raining. Heavily.

We pushed through to a place called Ascach, just a bit short of Linz, but it wasnt easy. The legs get tired by mid afternoon these days and anything even resemlbing a hill at that time of day can completely destroy us. Cold and rain into the recipe dont exactly make for the most pleasant cycling. A shame because we both agreed the Danube is stunning at this point, were the the flat plains and farmland of Germany have given way to sharp valley sides and parkland in Austria. Great smooth surface here as well on the bike paths. Just need some more energy from somewhere!