Devall Travels

GS and fountain Was it really only ten hours ago that we awoke to the familiar sound of pissing rain? Of course it was. What's new? Anyone stupid enough to holiday in western Europe in August gets what they deserve; summer was in July for three weeks only. So what was supposed to be a no-bike day became a yes-bike day! It meant for around four hours we did the tourist bit in Salzburg in full waterproofs. How glad I am that we chose Hein Gericke jackets over the vented ones we both bought this summer. One success was finding a locksmith shop and finally getting a 2nd key for the top box. Not cheap at €14.50, but cheaper than a BMW lock set. :-). We had goulash for lunch at a beer garden that had a big awning and then a miracle, it stopped raining. Yes really. Salzburg In years to come people will sing and rejoice about the almost three hours they had on August 14th 2006 when it actually stopped raining. Hallelujah! I'm sure if Mozart was still ali...

The weather seemed to have improved, so we left the over trousers off. We got a whole 70 miles before we had to stop under a bridge and put them on. Have stopped a few times for petrol, the latest about 70 kms from Austria. Our triumphant entrance into Salzburg was in dry weather and after a petrol stop we had a frig about for the YH. Doris has it firmly fixed in her mind what road we have to go down, but it's been blocked recently by a barrier, luckily my incredible sense of balance, cat-like even, allowed me to ride up the kerb and go through on the pavement! Yeah. Off-Road. Gripped.