It is another 'The Three Bears, Baby Bear Day'. It is "Just Right" - not too hot, not too cold, but just right for biking. Our day started with buying fresh bread rolls at the bakery then heading off - the wrong way up the river instead of down. The signage for the first 10km wasn't particularly wonderful and we had to have our wits about us looking for the Innweg arrows. At one spot we headed off too far and encountered a woman we had seen before! She recognised us and pointed in the right direction. Our day was sometimes along the river but mostly inland and through farms and villages again. We called in at Neuotting across the river to check it out as this village and the one at Altotting a bit further ... read more

Hooray! A fine day at last. That was the good bit. The bad was that my computer would not charge and I didn't know if the connector cord was kaput or what. The phone would charge ok. However, I cannot write these blogs without a computer. The Smartphone is okay up to a point if you don't mind a tiny keyboard, but photos won't transfer from the Cloud for some reason. Also, Lindsay had managed to bring his camera minus the storage card! My fault actually as I take it out to transfer photos and didn't put it back. We found that there was a MegaMart technical shop 3 kms away so off we biked through the morning traffic. Cities here are great for catering for cyclists and the lanes assigned work really well. At the ... read more

We've had the perfect biking day today. It was coolish but not cold and the bike trail went through some beautiful countryside. The Zillertal valley that we left is well worth returning to but time does not permit to explore it. Out of Strass we passed several ruins and castles until we reached Rattenberg which we stopped at to view the notable old town dating back to the 12th century. On the hill behind the town is a ruined castle or fort below which is the small but delightful town complete with alleys, cobbled streets, archways and a touristy main street with many glassware shops. We indulged in a very nice "kaffe und kuchen" from Hackers which is renowned for it's lovely cakes and pastries. From hereon it was full speed ahead through lovely countryside until ... read more

It's a drizzly day in Innsbruck with temps like spring at home but never mind, it's not too hot! We set off to walk and see what eventuated. The hotel isn't far from the Old Town centre so we were soon into narrow alley ways, palaces, churches and old town houses with their intricate doors and frescoes. Also, there were the inevitable bus tour groups crowding this area! We figured they visited the Old Town, then the Swarovski factory and moved on, city by city throughout Europe. Central Innsbruck is really lovely and is a must see even though we've been here before. It is set in the Inn valley between high mountains on both sides with a narrow plain in between. We walked through the town, out the old town gate and on towards the ... read more

The day started with rain as expected which brought the temperature down to 18 - shades of home! The rain soon passed and left the day with clouds high up on the mountains and quite clear in the valley, so it was conducive for a walk down the valley on the high road. This trail took us along through farms and past farm buildings. There are virtually no animals around at present so I can only assume they are still grazing higher on the mountains until it's too cold. We came across a dairy selling mountain cheese, fresh milk, eggs and preserved meat so we purchased a block of cheese for about half of what we would pay at home. We also continued to pass textile factories that appear closed which took us to 4 in ... read more